Denmark Weighs Coastal Missile Systems Based on Naval Strike Missile

Denmark is considering reintroducing coastal mobile missile units as part of an effort to bolster its coastal defenses, with the new systems potentially based on the anti-ship Naval Strike Missile (NSM).

The report comes from Naval News, which links the move to recently announced additional investments in the Royal Danish Navy.

In response to a request from Naval News, the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) reported that the final version of the navy development plan is still under discussion and expected to be finalized after Easter.

“DALO can neither confirm nor deny the information from the leaked draft agreement,” the organization stated.

However, Danish newspaper Berlingske confirmed that Denmark does intend to purchase a mobile system based on the Norwegian-made NSM missile.

Coastal NSM Systems

NSM-based coastal missile systems exist in both conventional truck-mounted and ground-based robotic configurations.
Poland currently operates two truck-mounted divisions under the name NDR. The first system was ordered in 2008 and delivered in 2012. The second, costing PLN 800 million, was ordered in 2014 and delivered in 2017.

In September 2023, Poland ordered two additional divisions at a cost of approximately $2 billion.

The unmanned version of the system was developed for the U.S. Marine Corps within the NMESIS (Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System) program.

The NMESIS uses the ROGUE (Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary) platform—an unmanned variant of the JLTV military vehicle.

The first NMESIS unit was delivered to the 3rd Regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 3rd Division in Hawaii in December 2024.

Denmark’s potential adoption of the NSM for coastal defense aligns with its broader procurement strategy. The country has already ordered a significant number of NSM missiles to arm its Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates. The system is also compatible with the F-35 fighter jet, which Denmark has started receiving.