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​Pentagon States that USA Send Eight NASAMS to Ukraine

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Two NASAMS systems are already waiting for their delivery in Ukraine. Likely, in the next month, US DoD says / Illustrative photo credit: Kongsberg
Two NASAMS systems are already waiting for their delivery in Ukraine. Likely, in the next month, US DoD says / Illustrative photo credit: Kongsberg

The United States of America will transfer eight NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine - two systems will be deployed in Ukraine shortly, six more systems will be provided in the near future

That is according the statement of the U.S. senior defense official who said this at a briefing on Monday, October 31.

“The United States has already provided [Ukraine with] 1,400 Stingers, which is short range air defense, and our allies and partners have also provided considerable numbers of short range air defense systems. The U.S. have also committed eight NASAMS and associated munitions, and two of those will be in Ukraine in the very near future, with six more to be provided later. We also have committed to a suite of counter-unmanned aerial systems, including the VAMPIRE system and other radar systems, since we know that the UAS threat is also a serious threat right now,” the Pentagon official stated.

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Pentagon States that USA Send Eight NASAMS to Ukraine, Defense Express
Short- to medium-range NASAMS will be an important part of the second tier of defense in Ukraine's plan to create a three-tier air defense system / Illustrative photo credit: Raytheon

The representative of the U.S. Department of Defense also noted that Ukraine would also receive air defense systems from other countries.

"Germany agreed to provide four IRIS-T systems. They were used extremely well in Ukraine. Spain responded to the call to provide the HAWK air defense system. Several countries also provided ammunition for NASAMS," the Pentagon official said.

Pentagon States that USA Send Eight NASAMS to Ukraine, Defense Express
The NASAMS will provide a closed acess / area denial area around the most important objects and potentially over the entire line of contact with russian forces / Graphics credit: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace

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