NASAMS
Sign in to saveNASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) is a short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and RTX Corporation. The system defends against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), and fixed wing aircraft, firing any of a wide range of existing missiles.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- National (or Norwegian) Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System
- Weapon.image
- Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 270
- Weapon.caption
- NASAMS launcher
- Weapon.origin
- Norway / United States
- Weapon.type
- Surface-to-air missile system
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1997–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See operators
- Weapon.wars
- Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Weapon.designer
- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Raytheon Missiles & Defense
- Weapon.developed_into
- Kongsberg NOMADS(National Manoeuvre Air Defence System)
- Weapon.crew
- 2
- Weapon.altitude
- 21 km (NASAMS 2) 35.7 km (NASAMS 3 / AMRAAM-ER)
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Development
- First generation NASAMS
- NASAMS 2
- NASAMS 3
- Missiles
- Service history
- Operators
- Current operators
- Future operators
- Potential operators
- Failed bids
- See also
- References
- External links
NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) is a short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and RTX Corporation. The system defends against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), and fixed wing aircraft, firing any of a wide range of existing missiles.
NASAMS was the first application of a surface-launched AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile). NASAMS 2 is an upgraded version of the system capable of using Link 16, which has been operational since 2007. , NASAMS 3 is the latest upgrade. Deployed in 2019, it adds capability to fire AIM-9X Sidewinder and AMRAAM-ER missiles, and introduces mobile air-liftable launchers. NASAMS has proven interoperability with longer range systems such as Patriot.