Norwegian anti-ship missiles have found a new use for American Marines. Yesterday, August 19, the portal marinecorpstimes.com He reported that the US Marine Corps hit the first target during tests of the new NMESIS missile system.
The NMESIS tests were conducted as part of a large-scale SINKEX exercise led by the US Navy. The Navy and Marines tested their new weapons on the decommissioned frigate USS Ingraham of the Oliver Hazard Perry type.
Rocket launch from the NMESIS installation
Image source: marinecorpstimes.com
NMESIS is a mobile launcher for NSM missiles. It is built on the basis of the chassis of the JLTV army SUV, but with unmanned control. The USMC points out that the installation of NSM on JLTV allows you to quickly organize the defense of the coast from enemy ships with minimal risk for military personnel.
The NSM (Naval Strike Missile) is a subsonic missile and is capable of hitting surface and ground targets at a distance of about 200 km. The ammunition is 4 m long and weighing over 400 kg has a combined warhead and is equipped with a target recognition system.