Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Friday said Ukraine will receive the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) this October.
“Ukraine will receive the NASAMS air defense system, which will strengthen its air defense capabilities this month,” Reznikov said during the round-the-clock information marathon.
Reznikov noted that Ukrainian servicemen are learning how to work with them.
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According to some reports, like one from Reuters, the US has so far approved sending Ukraine a total of 8 NASAMS, with 2 expected to be sent soon and 6 more to be sent in due course. longer.
NASAMS is a medium-sized air defense missile system designed and manufactured by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace in cooperation with Raytheon. It provides air defense forces with a modern, flexible defense system that can maximize their ability to identify, engage, and destroy enemy aircraft, drones and missile threats. emerging journey.
A standard NASAMS unit of a modular design that includes an FDC command post, Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel active 3D radar, passive electro-optical and infrared sensors, and several rocket launchers with rockets AMRAAM. Typically, several NASAMS fire units are bundled together in a “hard real-time” communication network uniquely designed to ensure minimal latency over large distances for maximum system performance. using the unique capabilities of the AMRAAM missile.
