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Home» News»SM-2 missiles fitted aboard Danish frigate for the 1st time
Danish Navy installs SM-2 missiles to HDMS Niels Juel for the 1st time
The crew of Niels Juel frigate transferring SM-2 missiles (Royal Danish Navy photo)

SM-2 missiles fitted aboard Danish frigate for the 1st time

The Royal Danish Navy fitted the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F-363) with SM-2 Block IIIA SAMs for the first time.

Naval News Staff 04 May 2022

Danish Armed Forces press release translated by Naval News

SM-2 missiles are taken aboard and installed on the frigate Niels Juel. The missiles will be included in weapon system and fire control testing on the Danish frigates.

“We now have SM-2 missiles onboard that we will use to certify the weapon system. We have updated the fire control systems software on the ship and now need to verify that it is working. We previously tested the systems with a test missile that could not fly, and now we need to test with missiles that can actually fly.”


Anders Skeel, project manager for the procurement of the SM-2 missile system at the Ministry of Defence’s Materiel and Procurement Agency

Once the missile system is finally approved, it can be part of the area air defense, where the ship can protect not only itself but also other units from attacks by aircraft and missiles.

Installation of the missiles and final approval of all Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates to use the missile, as well as crew training, will begin as well. This will make the SM-2 system fully operational.

Danish Navy installs SM-2 missiles to HDMS Niels Juel for the 1st time
The Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Niels Juel (F 363), operating as part of France’s Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo )

The SM-2 Block IIIA missile, also known as RIM 66, is a medium-range, radar-seeking, semi-active surface-to-air missile used primarily to counter anti-ship missiles (or surface-to-surface missiles), but also aircraft. It is cannot be used for ballistic missile defense. During the flight phase, the missile is constantly updated with target data from the ship.

Langtrækkende jord-til-luft missiler af typen SM-2 er for første gang installeret på fregatten Niels Juel. Missilerne skal indgå i test af våbensystemet på de danske fregatter. Læs mere: https://t.co/MGNZkcgzJi #dkforsvar #værdatkæmpefor pic.twitter.com/6PDJOiLpbC

— Forsvaret (@forsvaretdk) May 3, 2022

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