{"id":1048405,"date":"2026-05-21T11:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/germany-buys-380m-in-joint-strike-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:40:54","slug":"germany-buys-380m-in-joint-strike-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/germany-buys-380m-in-joint-strike-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Buys $380M in Joint Strike Missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Berlin is arming its F-35s with Scandinavian precision. On May 18, 2026, Kongsberg Defence &amp; Aerospace announced a contract worth approximately NOK 3.5 billion \u2014 some $380 million \u2014 for a second tranche of Joint Strike Missiles destined for Germany&#8217;s future Lightning II fleet. It is a deal that says as much about the new architecture of European defence as it does about the missile itself.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is not Germany&#8217;s first JSM order. In July 2025, Berlin signed an initial contract valued at roughly NOK 6.5 billion, making Germany the fifth nation \u2014 after Norway, Japan, Australia, and the United States \u2014 to select Kongsberg&#8217;s stealthy, long-range cruise missile for the F-35. The latest deal doubles down on that commitment and locks in deliveries before the end of 2027, when Germany&#8217;s Lightnings are expected to reach operational status at B&uuml;chel Air Base.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 24px;margin:20px 0 28px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.8\"><strong style=\"font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/strong><br>&#128176; <strong>Contract value:<\/strong> NOK 3.5 billion (~$380 million)<br>&#128197; <strong>Announced:<\/strong> May 18, 2026<br>&#127919; <strong>Missile:<\/strong> Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile (JSM)<br>&#9992; <strong>Platform:<\/strong> F-35A Lightning II (German Luftwaffe)<br>&#128202; <strong>Previous order:<\/strong> NOK 6.5 billion (July 2025, initial tranche)<br>&#127758; <strong>JSM operators:<\/strong> Norway, Japan, Australia, United States, Germany<br>&#128666; <strong>First delivery:<\/strong> Before end of 2027<br>&#129309; <strong>Framework:<\/strong> Hansa Agreement (Norway-Germany defence cooperation)<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Norwegian Missile for a German Problem<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/germany-joint-strike-missile-kongsberg-f35-380m-2026-f35.jpg\" alt=\"F-35 Lightning II in flight\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The F-35A Lightning II \u2014 Germany&#8217;s future strike platform, now armed with Norwegian-made Joint Strike Missiles (Wikimedia Commons \/ USAF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Joint Strike Missile is one of the few weapons specifically designed to fit inside the F-35&#8217;s internal weapons bays \u2014 a critical requirement for maintaining the aircraft&#8217;s stealth signature during strike missions. Developed by Kongsberg in partnership with Raytheon, the JSM is a multi-role, air-launched cruise missile capable of engaging both land targets and naval vessels at ranges well in excess of 100 nautical miles. Two JSMs fit in the F-35&#8217;s internal bays; four more can be carried externally when stealth is not a priority.<\/p>\n\n<p>For Germany, the JSM fills a gap that its legacy Tornado fleet \u2014 soon to be retired \u2014 could never adequately address. The Tornado&#8217;s ageing cruise missile capabilities are a generation behind what modern integrated air defence systems demand. The JSM, with its low-observable profile, terrain-following navigation, and autonomous target recognition, is designed precisely for the high-threat environments that define European contingency planning today.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Hansa Agreement: Defence Cooperation, Scandinavian Style<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/germany-joint-strike-missile-kongsberg-f35-380m-2026-jsm2.jpg\" alt=\"Joint Strike Missile on display\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The Joint Strike Missile \u2014 Kongsberg&#8217;s stealthy cruise missile designed for the F-35&#8217;s internal bays (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What makes this contract structurally interesting is how it is executed. The deal is not a direct commercial sale between Kongsberg and the German government. Instead, it is structured as a government-to-government transaction between Norway and Germany, with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) acting as the contracting authority on Berlin&#8217;s behalf.<\/p>\n\n<p>This arrangement falls under the Hansa Agreement \u2014 a bilateral framework for closer defence cooperation between Oslo and Berlin that was formalised alongside Germany&#8217;s initial JSM selection in June 2025. The agreement streamlines procurement, reduces administrative overhead, and aligns the two nations&#8217; F-35 support and training ecosystems. It is, in many ways, the kind of European defence integration that Brussels has been advocating for years \u2014 except that it was built bilaterally, between two countries that share a common platform and a common threat assessment, rather than through the ponderous machinery of EU defence policy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #B22222;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ab\/Kongsberg_Defence_logo.svg\/200px-Kongsberg_Defence_logo.svg.png\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ab\/Kongsberg_Defence_logo.svg\/200px-Kongsberg_Defence_logo.svg.png\" alt=\"Geir H&aring;kon Karlsen\" style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;display:block;border:2px solid #ddd\"><\/a><div><em>&ldquo;This second tranche confirms Germany&#8217;s confidence in the JSM as the primary stand-off weapon for its F-35 fleet. We are honoured by the trust placed in our technology by one of Europe&#8217;s most important defence partners.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Geir H&aring;kon Karlsen<\/strong> &mdash; Executive Vice President, Kongsberg Defence &amp; Aerospace<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What $380 Million Buys<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/germany-joint-strike-missile-kongsberg-f35-380m-2026-f35-2.jpg\" alt=\"F-35 Lightning II\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-35A \u2014 Germany expects to begin receiving its Lightning IIs at Buechel Air Base by 2027 (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2056376984058343784&#038;theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Germany ordered 35 F-35As in 2022 as part of the massive <em>Zeitenwende<\/em> defence spending package triggered by Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. Pilot training is already underway at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with the first aircraft deliveries to Germany scheduled for 2026 and initial operational capability at B&uuml;chel in 2027.<\/p>\n\n<p>Arming those jets with the JSM before they even reach B&uuml;chel ensures that Germany&#8217;s F-35s will be combat-capable from day one of European operations. The combined value of both JSM tranches \u2014 roughly NOK 10 billion, or just over $1 billion \u2014 represents one of the largest European missile procurement programmes of the decade and positions Kongsberg as a key beneficiary of NATO&#8217;s post-2022 rearmament cycle.<\/p>\n\n<p>For those of us watching from the European side, the pattern is clear: the F-35 is not just an aircraft. It is an ecosystem \u2014 and every nation that buys the jet ends up buying Norwegian missiles to go with it. Kongsberg, it turns out, built the ammunition for the most successful fighter programme in Western history.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Sources: Kongsberg Defence &amp; Aerospace, Naval News, Defence Industry Europe, Janes, ASD News<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berlin is arming its F-35s with Scandinavian precision. On May 18, 2026, Kongsberg Defence &amp; Aerospace announced a contract worth approximately NOK 3.5 billion \u2014 some $380 million \u2014 for a second tranche of Joint Strike Missiles destined for Germany&#8217;s future Lightning II fleet. 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