Norway's parliament has passed a bill to continue the development of the Joint Strike Missile, and the country's defense logistics organization this week signed the first contract for the program's third phase, according to a Norwegian defense official. The bill passed on June 19 is part of the country's F-35 Block 4 follow-on development efforts. It includes about $622 million, or 3.7 billion Norwegian kroners, Norway Ministry of Defense spokesman Endre Lunde wrote in a July 3 email. In the...
