The German government has decided to acquire the Joint Strike Missile for its F-35 fighter jets in an agreement that is expected to be worth about NOK 6.5 billion for Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’).
https://www.kongsberg.com/kda/news/news ... nok-6.5-bnThe proposed acquisition is structured as a government-to-government sale between Norway and Germany, under the Naval Defence Material Cooperation between the two nations. According to the agreement, Norway’s Defence Material Agency (NDMA) will act as contract partner.
The government-to-government agreement for the German procurement of JSM was approved by the Bundestag on 4 June. As referenced during KONGSBERG’s Q1 reporting, negotiations are ongoing. The contract is expected to be signed by the end of the first half of 2025.
Tagesordnung der 2. Sitzung des Haushaltsausschusses am Mittwoch, den 4. Juni 2025, 14 Uhr
https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/ ... 02-pdf.pdfTagesordnungspunkt 44
Vorlage des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen
Beschaffungsmaßnahme Joint Strike Missile für
die F-35A im Rahmen einer Kooperation mit dem
Königreich Norwegen sowie
Unterrichtung gemäß § 4 Absatz 2 Satz 5 i.V.m.
§ 21 HG 2024 über die beabsichtigte Erteilung
einer überplanmäßigen Verpflichtungs-
ermächtigung in Höhe von insgesamt 478.656 T
Euro bei Kapitel 1405 Titel 554 81 – Beschaffung
des Waffensystems F-35A –
BMF-V 68/2025 VS-NfD
Ausschussdrucksache 21(8)13
