KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 -- Malaysia is reviewing several missile manufacturers as alternatives after it failed to secure deliveries of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) following Norway's cancellation of the export licence for the weapons system.

According to Berita Harian, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said companies under consideration include those from Italy, France, Turkiye, South Korea, the United States and Japan.

He said the government would first assess availability to avoid long delivery delays, noting that new orders could take up to four or five years to be completed.

"These missiles need to be ordered in advance, but the issue is that new production takes time. The US may already be producing for its own ship...