Malaysia slams Norway for revoking export license for naval missile system

Published on 14/05/2026 - 13:08 GMT+2

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim condemned Norway’s determination connected Thursday to revoke the export licence for a naval rocket strategy for his country’s navy, informing it could harm assurance successful European defence suppliers.

Anwar said helium raised Malaysia’s “vehement objection” during a telephone telephone with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, aft Oslo blocked transportation of the Naval Strike Missile strategy and launcher components intended for Malaysia’s littoral combat vessel programme.

“Malaysia has honoured each work nether this declaration since 2018: scrupulously, faithfully and without equivocation,” Anwar said successful a statement.

“Norway, it appears, has not felt compelled to widen america the aforesaid courtesy and objection of bully faith."

The rocket manufacturer, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS, said export licensing decisions are handled wholly by Norwegian authorities, according to Malaysian nationalist quality bureau Bernama.

The Norwegian authorities hasn't made immoderate nationalist remark connected the cancellation of the rocket strategy oregon Anwar's remarks.

Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin told section media that the authorities had already paid astir 95% of the declaration worth erstwhile Oslo blocked transportation successful March.

The NSM anti-ship rocket strategy was meant to equip Malaysia’s caller people of littoral combat ships arsenic portion of its modernisation efforts.

Anwar said Oslo's determination would wounded Malaysia's operational readiness and "undoubtedly transportation broader ramifications for the determination balance.”

He questioned the reliability of European defence suppliers if signed agreements could beryllium reversed unilaterally.

“Signed contracts are solemn instruments. They are not confetti to beryllium scattered successful truthful capricious a manner,” the Malaysian person said.

“If European defence suppliers reserve the close to renege with impunity, their worth arsenic strategical partners flies retired the window.”

Khaled said the authorities was present examining ineligible options and imaginable compensation claims implicit the cancelled delivery.