Program · United States
Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Procurement Program
Anti-ship cruise missile for ship and coastal-defense launchers.
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Production
Awarded
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Across linked awards
Timeline1
- FieldedConfirmed
First deployment with Royal Norwegian Navy
Program and variant milestones. Dates show only the precision the sources give.
Cost to the GovernmentFY2027 request $307M
| Measure | Variant | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | |||
| Annual RDT&E fundingMissiles & Munitions 5-19. Annual research, development, test and evaluation funding in the March 2024 budget presentation; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures. Not a lifetime R&D total or actual expenditure. | All | $2M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Unit costs · 2 | |||
| Unit cost (per round)FY2021 Navy budget request unit price for the Naval Strike Missile (OTH-WS encanistered missile) as reported by The War Zone from official budget documents; the Navy requested only 15 NSMs in FY2021. | All | $2.194MThen-year $ · 15 units | Here Is What Each Of The Navy's Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Costs The War Zone · Dec 11, 2020 |
| Approximate procurement funding / roundDerived and rounded: $204.1M Navy/USMC procurement divided by 102 requested rounds. Includes the source procurement scope; not a quoted hardware or export price. | All | $2.001MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request · March 2024 |
| Quantities · 2 | |||
| Navy / requested rounds12 Navy plus 90 Marine Corps missiles. Not deliveries or stockpile. | Marine Corps | 102U.S. only; stated source scope | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request |
| U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count. | All | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | |||
| Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures. | All | Not established | — |
Program totals · 1
- Annual RDT&E fundingMissiles & Munitions 5-19. Annual research, development, test and evaluation funding in the March 2024 budget presentation; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures. Not a lifetime R&D total or actual expenditure.FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$2M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
Unit costs · 2
- Unit cost (per round)FY2021 Navy budget request unit price for the Naval Strike Missile (OTH-WS encanistered missile) as reported by The War Zone from official budget documents; the Navy requested only 15 NSMs in FY2021.Here Is What Each Of The Navy's Ship-Launched Missiles Actually Costs The War Zone · Dec 11, 2020$2.194MThen-year $ · 15 units
- Approximate procurement funding / roundDerived and rounded: $204.1M Navy/USMC procurement divided by 102 requested rounds. Includes the source procurement scope; not a quoted hardware or export price.FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request · March 2024$2.001MNominal $; source budget basis
Quantities · 2
- Navy / requested rounds12 Navy plus 90 Marine Corps missiles. Not deliveries or stockpile.Marine CorpsFY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 request102U.S. only; stated source scope
- U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.Source not recordedNot established
Earlier observations · 6
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Variant | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $8.1M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $5.2M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book |
| Annual RDT&E funding1 | All | $2M / yrNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
| Navy / procurement funding2 | Marine Corps | $233.4MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book |
| Navy / procurement funding2 | Marine Corps | $244.7MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book |
| Navy / procurement funding2 | Marine Corps | $204.1MNominal $; source budget basis | FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book |
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book$8.1M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book$5.2M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Annual RDT&E funding1FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$2M / yrNominal $; source budget basis
- Navy / procurement funding2Marine CorpsFY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2023 · FY2025 budget book$233.4MNominal $; source budget basis
- Navy / procurement funding2Marine CorpsFY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2024 · FY2025 budget book$244.7MNominal $; source budget basis
- Navy / procurement funding2Marine CorpsFY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · figure FY2025 · FY2025 budget book$204.1MNominal $; source budget basis
1Missiles & Munitions 5-19. Annual research, development, test and evaluation funding in the March 2024 budget presentation; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures. Not a lifetime R&D total or actual expenditure.
2Combined annual procurement amount; FY2024 and FY2025 are request figures, not unit prices.
| Fiscal year | Appropriation | Request | Enacted | Qty | Budget line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2027 | RDT&E | $9.8M | — | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Procurement | $297M | — | 135 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2027 | Total | $307M | — | 135 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | RDT&E | $19.1M | $11.7M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Procurement | $200M | $253M | 106 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2026 | Total | $219M | $264M | 106 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) · Apr 21, 2026 |
| FY2025 | RDT&E | — | $40.9M | — | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Procurement | — | $204M | 102 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
| FY2025 | Total | — | $245M | 102 | — | Program Acquisition Cost by Weapon System: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Office of the Under Secretary of War (Comptroller) |
Ship and shore installations have their own costs
The Navy and Marine Corps buy the same missile configuration in the source budget, but weapon-system installations and launch vehicles are additional cost scopes. The Danish contract includes installed equipment.
FY2025 Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System DoD Comptroller · Mar 2024 · +1 more
Contracts & purchasing · 2
Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.
| Buyer → seller | Status | Value | Qty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Navy → KongsbergOver-the-Horizon Weapon System NSM award; purchased quantity is not established by the release. | Firm-fixed-price multiyear award | $960.8M | — | Navy awards $960.8M multiyear NSM contract, November 12, 2024 NAVSEA · figure Nov 12, 2024 |
| Denmark via Norway → KongsbergNOK2.1B for missiles and installed equipment. USD value is intentionally unset because no exchange-rate conversion was verified. | Signed foreign procurement | Value not verified | — | Denmark buys NSM missiles and installed equipment for NOK2.1B Kongsberg · figure Mar 6, 2025 |
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| DenmarkNOK2.1B package for Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates; quantity undisclosed. | Not verified | Signed purchase | Denmark buys NSM missiles and installed equipment for NOK2.1B Kongsberg · figure Mar 6, 2025 |
Open research: Current U.S. inventory and complete annual operating-and-support costs require additional public evidence. Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book. The displayed R&D reference is annual funding or a specified multi-year request window, not a verified lifetime total.
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.