The U.S. announced on Friday a new $820 million Ukraine military aid that includes the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS.
155mm artillery ammunition, through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
NASAMS can be quite an unpleasant adversary for tactical aircraft , helicopters, drones, subsonic cruise missiles . Against high-speed targets the benefit of this system seems doubtful.NASAMS are developed by Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace in cooperation with American company Raytheon Technologies. The advanced weapons mark a shift from the traditional Russian-made air defense systems, like the S-300. “This system, co-produced by Norway and the U.S.
A statement from the Pentagon noted that the U.S. Department of defense “recognizes Norway’s cooperation to enable the historic provision by the United States of modern air defense systems that will help Ukraine defend against Russia’s brutal air attacks.” This indicates that the systems being sent to Ukraine might be from Norwegian stocks. Wherever they come from, the Ukrainians are happy to have them.
for your continued leadership and support of UA in its fight against the aggressor. Together towards the victory!The new arms package brings the total that the U.S. has committed in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration to around $7.6 billion. That's an impressive amount under all circumstances but particularly considering the country may be heading for a recession.
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