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The Royal Navy has carried out its first live firing of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from a British warship during Exercise Aegir 25 at the Andøya range in northern Norway.
Frigate HMS Somerset launched the 400 kg missile, which is designed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
The NSM is an anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile that replaces the Royal Navy’s ageing Harpoon system currently fitted to Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers.
The missile has an operational range of more than 200 km, with later variants reaching beyond 300 km.
The United Kingdom is in the process of equipping its surface fleet with the Naval Strike Missile, with a total of 11 vessels scheduled to receive the system.