Powerful new missile to enter Royal Navy service this year

Powerful new missile to enter Royal Navy service this year

The Royal Navy is expected to bring the Norwegian-designed Naval Strike Missile into service later this year, according to the Ministry of Defence. In a written answer to Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, defence minister Luke Pollard confirmed that the Naval Strike Missile has been acquired for the Royal Navy’s escort fleet under the Lunna House Agreement. He said the weapon “replaces the Harpoon anti-ship missile, which went out of service in D…