Royal Danish Navy frigates to be fitted with new anti-ship missiles

The Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) of the Danish Ministry of Defence has entered into an agreement with defence technology company Kongsberg for the purchase of new anti-ship missiles.

The signing of the agreement came less than a month after DALO expressed its intent to enter into a government-to-government contract with Norway for the purchase of the missiles.

The missiles have been deemed by DALO as able to meet the Danish Armed Forces' need for interoperability with allied nations. They will initially be fitted on the Royal Danish Navy's Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates.

The contract has a value of between DKK900 million (US$130 million) and DKK1.5 billion (US$210 million). DALO said the stated interval is justified by the Danish Armed Forces' need to keep confidential information secret from foreign powers.

The missiles will each have an imaging infrared seeker and will utilise a semi-armor-piercing warhead optimised for anti-surface warfare. It can be launched from a selection of platforms against a variety of targets on sea and land.