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To: sukhoi-30mki
Kongsberg-Raytheon Naval Strike Missile (NSM)

I was in some early meetings at Kongsberg when this missile was still being initially planned out and the NSM stood for "New Surface Missile". Raytheon wasn't, to my knowledge, involved at that point.

What I remember more than anything is that Kongsberg HQ is at the bottom of a large hill and when it was time to leave the Norwegian Navy decided to take public transport home and the last bus was coming so they said "Quick! We must run! We'll barely make it!" and we ran from the bottom of that hill to the top and then a quarter mile (give or take) to the bus stop.

Once we got there, out of breath and sweating, I learned two things. First, it wasn't the last bus, there's one every 15 minutes or so. And second, Norwegian naval officers can be real dicks! :-)

5 posted on 05/12/2016 11:45:14 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (ui)
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FWIW, Kongsberg used to be the name of a standard whaling harpoon gun.


6 posted on 05/12/2016 11:49:22 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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