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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Norway May Pull Out of JSF If No Missile Deal

F-35 Lightning IINorway is threatening to delay its buy of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters if DoD decides not to support a new missile system built by one of the country's top defense firms.

Norwegian defense giant Kongsberg is pressuring the Pentagon to integrate its Joint Strike Missile for use on the F-35, indicating that Norway is ready to delay the fighter entirely if the weapon is not brought in.

During the Paris Air Show in June, Rear Adm. Arne Røksund, director of defense policy and planning for the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defense, made it crystal clear that his country's F-35's would carry the JSM.

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