NSM contract to boost local defence manufacturing
Leading South Australian precision component manufacturer, Levett Engineering, will manufacture and supply stacking frames to support the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) strike missile (NSM) capability, under a new contract with Kongsberg Defence Australia. The stacking frames, to be built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Adelaide’s north, will be used to transport NSM launcher missile modules, which are being delivered under Project SEA 1300 Phase 1. Konsberg continues to expand its local supply chain as it supports the NSM acquisition and development program that will deliver advanced guided weapons to Australia’s Navy, boosting its capability advantage in a changing threat ...