Denmark will purchase Norwegian Joint Strike Missiles from Kongsberg to arm its F-35s, as well as new Anthem cruise missiles from the American company Covenant for launch from ground-based launchers. The Anthem was first publicly unveiled.
The Danish Ministry of Defence announced the procurement.
According to the ministry, the goal of the procurement is to strengthen national and collective deterrence. These are weapons that NATO needs and that contribute to Denmark’s security.
The missiles are among various types of long-range, high-precision weapons that, thanks to advanced navigation technologies, can strike targets at great distances with high accuracy.
Anthem cruise missiles from Covenant
Covenant is an American defense company with an Israeli engineering and manufacturing base, founded in 2024 by Michael Kaufman and Ofir Dayan. Kaufman, an American-Israeli entrepreneur who previously worked with Peter Thiel, became the company’s CEO, while Dayan became the CTO. Covenant is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and operates a research and development and manufacturing complex covering approximately 3,000 m² in northern Israel.
Over the past two years, Covenant has raised more than $250 million in investments. Its investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Lightspeed, Altimeter, and the Israeli fund Aleph. The company has brought together more than 200 employees in the U.S., Germany, and Israel, including engineers with experience working at major defense corporations.
Covenant publicly unveiled its flagship product—the Anthem long-range cruise missile—only on September 9, 2026, after two years of development. At the time of the presentation, the company had already reported over 200 test flights of the missile and approximately $150 million in orders. Among its customers, the company named the U.S. Army and Navy, as well as international partners.
The Anthem is a ground-launched missile capable of carrying a payload weighing over 200 kg. It uses a solid-fuel rocket engine for launch. The developer has not publicly disclosed the exact flight range.
The missile is being developed with mass production and large-scale deployment in mind, alongside other long-range weapons such as the Tomahawk and JASSM-ER. According to Covenant’s management, once full-scale serial production begins, the target price for the Anthem will be several hundred thousand dollars.
To ensure mass production, Covenant has engaged three suppliers of solid-fuel rocket engines and has been working to bring on a fourth. The company has also signed long-term agreements for more than 4,000 rocket engines over the next two years. This approach is intended to reduce dependence on individual suppliers as production scales up.
The company is rolling out Anthem production in the U.S., Germany, and Israel. Once they reach full capacity, the facilities in Dallas and Saxony are expected to produce 5,000 missiles each per year, while the site in northern Israel will produce an additional 2,000.
Joint Strike Missile from Kongsberg
The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a fifth-generation strike missile from Kongsberg, designed to overcome modern air defense systems.
It was developed based on the NSM naval missile. The air-launched variant, like the base version, is capable of engaging surface and ground targets, making it a versatile weapon.
The JSM’s stated range is 350 km. The warhead weighs 120 kg, and the missile’s total weight is 416 kg. It is 4 m long and has a diameter of 480 mm.
The missile can be stored in the internal bay of an F-35A fighter jet, preserving the aircraft’s low-observability characteristics.
The missile uses a high-precision navigation system that ensures a low-altitude flight profile. For terminal guidance, it employs a modern infrared seeker with imaging capability.
Source: Militaryni
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