Defense company Kongsberg in 2022 showed StrikeMaster anti-ship system concept, providing for integrating two NSM missile launchers on Australian Bushmaster chassis. Correspondingly modified NASAMS SAM system software was to be used for fire control.
This system was developed for participation in Australian armed forces LAND 4100 Phase 2 competition, and four years after first presentation finally found its practical implementation. However this occurred under quite interesting circumstances.
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As Naval News portal writes, U.S. Marine Corps practiced StrikeMaster employment in arctic climate conditions during recent NATO exercises on Norwegian island of Jan Mayen.
Whether firings were conducted from StrikeMaster is not detailed. But indication exists that British A400M military transport aircraft delivered this system to exercise location, while Norwegian territorial defense fighters guarded it.
At same time claimed is first StrikeMaster tests on Jan Mayen island occurred back in March 2026, and since then this system continues remaining in this area. StrikeMaster itself is integrated into information exchange system between U.S., British and Norwegian militaries.
Defense Express draws attention to following points. First, interesting here is deployment geography, which theoretically enables StrikeMaster to hover over russian Navy Northern Fleet operational zone.
But at what scale to hover — this is already open question. Since currently unknown whether StrikeMaster has serial customer, and in what volumes order for this system may be. Not even mentioning that StrikeMaster itself was created for Australian armed forces, while ultimately U.S. Marine Corps operates it.
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