KONGSBERG Australia has marked a new step in sovereign defence manufacturing, with the first batch of Australian-made Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Coastal Defence System command and control consoles exported to Europe under a NATO contract.
The delivery, which departed on 16 June 2026, forms part of a previously signed agreement between KONGSBERG and a NATO nation and highlights growing international demand for the NSM CDS platform.
In a news release, the company said the consoles were assembled, integrated and tested at KONGSBERG Australia’s facility in Mawson Lakes, South Australia, using components and subsystems manufactured domestically by REDARC Defence & Space and QPE Advanced Machining in South Australia, and Eylex in New South Wales.
KONGSBERG Australia Managing Director John Fry said the export represented a significant achievement for the company’s local operations and its wider supply chain.
“This first export delivery is a proud moment for our Australian team and supply chain partners, and our Global Supply Chain Program, demonstrating that Australian industry can deliver complex, high-tech defence capability to international customers while supporting sovereign capability in Australia,” Fry said.
The NSM CDS command and control consoles are based on hardware currently used to support the Australian Army’s NASAMS air defence capability, reflecting what the company describes as continuity in design and manufacturing expertise across defence programs.
The NSM Coastal Defence System is a land-based maritime strike capability that has seen increasing international adoption.
According to KONGSBERG, the system has been selected by Poland, the United States, Romania, Denmark and Latvia, and is in service or selected with navies including Norway, Germany, the United States, Australia, Spain, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
