A senior Ukrainian military official said his country’s forces want to replace Soviet-era Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile systems with modern NASAMS systems.
Deputy Commander of the Air Defense Missile Forces of the Ukrainian Air Force, Colonel Yuriy Andriychuk, said on Thursday that NASAMS with the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile would be a better alternative to the long-range surface-to-air missile system. old Buk-M1 middle. .
NASAMS is an acronym for Norwegian (which Raytheon refers to as “Country” in US service) Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System. It consists of two to four launchers with linked radars, with each launcher carrying six advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles Raytheon AIM-120, or AMRAAM.
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Raytheon said NASAMS provides air defense forces with a modern, scalable defense system that can maximize their ability to identify, engage, and destroy enemy aircraft and aircraft. Drones and cruise missile threats are emerging.
Built on an open, distributed, modular hardware and software architecture, NASAMS is positioned to embrace new technologies, capabilities, and features without the need to be tied to a specific type of radar. .
NASAMS is owned by 12 countries and has been integrated into the US National Capital Region’s air defense systems since 2005. In addition to the US, Norway, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, Oman, Lithuania, Indonesia, Australia, Qatar, Hungary and an undisclosed country have chosen to depend on NASAMS to protect their homeland and protect important assets.
