Norway Revokes Malaysia Missile Export Licenses After 95% of NSM Contract Was Paid
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Updated · 10TV · May 15
Norway Revokes Malaysia Missile Export Licenses After 95% of NSM Contract Was Paid
14 articles · Updated · 10TV · May 15
Norway confirmed it has canceled export licenses for the Naval Strike Missile system and launcher parts meant for Malaysia’s littoral combat ship program, halting a deal signed in 2018.
Oslo said tighter controls on its most sensitive defense technologies now limit such exports to allies and closest partners, citing shifts in Europe’s and the wider world’s security landscape.
Malaysia has already paid 95% of the contract value and is weighing legal action and compensation claims over the blocked delivery.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told Norway’s Jonas Gahr Støre the move would weaken Malaysia’s naval readiness and undermine confidence in European defense suppliers if signed contracts can be reversed unilaterally.
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