Norway Unveils Ship Killing Missile, Blows Up Frigate [Video]

Norway has a ship killing missile.

Kongsberg, a Norwegian defense and aerospace firm, recently unveiled a Naval Strike Missile.

The 880 lb, 4 meter long weapon is capable of completely destroying (or severely damaging) a vessel with one shot. It is p0ropelled by a Microturbo TRI-40 turbojet and can travel nearly 100 miles over coastline, oceans and land.

The Miami News Day reports that the Naval Strike Missile can also perform evasive G-force maneuvers and has an imaging infrared seeker to detect targets with pinpoint precision.

Kongsberg recently tested out the missile and a camera onboard the KNM Trondheim, a frigate that was chosen as a target, shows the incredible impact of the missile.

The 275-pound high explosive warhead caused a giant fireball when it hit the 300 ft long ship and tossed debris into the Norwegian Sea off the coast of Andoy.

The Daily Mail reports that the ship was towed back to shore after the strike and Kongsberg is now examining the damage.

Stig Klynderud, who oversaw the operation, said: ‘The damage to the target ship was as expected and cleanup went according to plan.”

Here’s a video of the ship killing missile in action.

The Naval Strike Missile is currently being used by the Norwegian Navy. Kongsberg is currently developing a Joint Strike Missle (JSM) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter Jets which is used by the Air Force in the United States and Britain.