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Germany plans to buy Joint Strike Missile (JSM) cruise missiles from Norway, to arm its forthcoming fleet of F-35A stealth fighters. While these jets were primarily chosen as launch platforms for U.S.-owned nuclear gravity bombs, under a long-standing NATO agreement, Germany is increasingly viewing the F-35A as part of an expanding conventional long-range strike arsenal.
Air

German F-35s Will Be Armed With Stealthy Joint Strike Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

Naval Strike Missile launch from NMESIS
Air

USMC Anti-Ship Missile Deployment To Highly Strategic Luzon Strait Is Unprecedented

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 21, 2025

A Standard-Missile 6 is fired from a Mk 70 mobile missile launcher in 2023.
News & Features

Littoral Combat Ships To Sail With Mk70 Vertical Launchers Strapped To Their Decks

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

The U.S. Navy plans to keep all 12 of its Flight I Arleigh Burke class destroyers in service beyond their originally 35-year expected service life.
Sea

Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Fitzgerald it participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise with a new addition to its arsenal, stealthy Naval Strike Missiles.
Sea

Navy Destroyer Modified With Naval Strike Missiles Sailing In RIMPAC Wargames

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 19, 2024

A comprehensive breakdown of what U.S. Navy missiles actually cost.
Sea

What The Navy’s Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Cost

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 21, 2024

The first Royal Navy warship to be armed with Naval Strike Missiles, the HMS Somerset, has finally emerged with its new weapons.
Sea

Naval Strike Missiles Have Arrived Aboard Royal Navy Warships

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 18, 2023

The Marines’ New Unmanned Ship Killing Missile Launcher Truck Breaks Cover
Sea

The Marines’ New Unmanned Ship Killing Missile Launcher Truck Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

U.S. Navy Amphibious Warship To Deploy With Anti-Ship Missiles Next Year
Sea

U.S. Navy Amphibious Warship To Deploy With Anti-Ship Missiles Next Year

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 11, 2021

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching One
Sea

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching One

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 4, 2020

This Image Of A Naval Strike Missile Launch Shows A Key Tenet Of Stealth Design
Sea

This Image Of A Naval Strike Missile Launch Shows A Key Tenet Of Stealth Design

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Navy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)
Sea

Navy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 26, 2018