Overview

• The German Bundestag endorsed the acquisition on June 4, authorising Berlin to finalise the purchase by month’s end.
• The €560 million contract will be executed through Norway, which will order the Joint Strike Missiles from producer Kongsberg for Germany’s F-35 fleet.
• Germany joins Norway, Japan, Australia and the USA as the fifth operator of the JSM, enhancing its long-range strike capabilities.
• The sea-skimming cruise missiles are engineered for precision attacks against heavily defended land and maritime targets over extended ranges.
• The procurement is part of Germany’s wider military modernisation and deepens defence collaboration within NATO.