Kongsberg test-fires naval strike missile from 20-foot container in Norway
Kongsberg successfully test-fired a Naval Strike Missile ballistic test vehicle from a launcher built into a standard 20-foot shipping container in Norway. The demonstrator uses a four-missile launcher arrangement, showing how a containerized system could be transported and placed on different suitable platforms or coastal sites. The October 2026 firing evaluated launch integration and the packaging concept, not a complete operational ship or coastal-defense deployment. Kongsberg has not disclosed a customer order for the configuration, and the use of a test vehicle should not be confused with a live operational strike.