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Pentagon: State Dept Approves $285 Million Sale of NASAMS Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Pentagon: State Dept Approves $285 Million Sale of NASAMS Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
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The US Department of Defense said on Wednesday that the State Department had given its approval to the pending sale of another surface-to-air missile system to... 24.05.2023, Sputnik International
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“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $285 million," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.According to the Pentagon, Kiev has requested to buy another NASAMS system, which includes an AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar as well as a Fire Distribution Center (FDC), canister launchers, secure communications, GPS receivers, code loaders, and cable sets, tool kits, test equipment, support equipment, prime movers, generators, technical documentation, spare parts, contractor technical support; and related logistics and program support.The Pentagon has not said which nation would be offering up its NASAMS for Ukraine this time around.The NASAMS is a joint product of the US contractor Raytheon and Norway's Kongsberg, designed to serve as a ground-based launch pad for AIM-9X Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM anti-air missiles, which are typically carried by fighter jets. Each launcher system can carry six missiles.A complete NASAMS battery consists of up to four firing units, each of which includes three missile launchers; one AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel radar, one Fire Distribution Center vehicle, and one MSP500 electro-optical camera vehicle.The latest comes as Ukraine has already been provided with the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system, which is considered to be one of the most advanced technology used by the Pentagon. However, the Patriot isn't without its own hiccups; in fact, it was recently determined a Patriot system stationed in Kiev had been struck on May 16 by a Kinzhal ("Dagger") hypersonic ballistic missile fired from the Russian supersonic interceptor MiG-31K.Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told Sputnik that the Kinzhal missiles had destroyed some five Patriot systems in mid-May. At the time, a military expert with the Center for Military-Political Journalism commented the strike proved the Patriot system was "quite vulnerable."
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Pentagon: State Dept Approves $285 Million Sale of NASAMS Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
21:50 GMT 24.05.2023 (Updated: 04:15 GMT 25.05.2023) The US Department of Defense said on Wednesday that the State Department had given its approval to the pending sale of another surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine.
“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $285 million," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said
in a statement.
According to the Pentagon, Kiev has requested to buy another NASAMS system, which includes an AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar as well as a Fire Distribution Center (FDC), canister launchers, secure communications, GPS receivers, code loaders, and cable sets, tool kits, test equipment, support equipment, prime movers, generators, technical documentation, spare parts, contractor technical support; and related logistics and program support.
Ukraine previously received a NASAMS system in November 2022, which was purchased for them by Canada.
However, the Pentagon has been hesitant to ship more such systems to Ukraine, since it would have to obtain them from countries it has already sold them to and then promise to replace them later, as building a brand new NASAMS battery would take an estimated two years.
The Pentagon has not said which nation would be offering up its NASAMS for Ukraine this time around.
The NASAMS is a joint product of the US contractor Raytheon and Norway's Kongsberg, designed to serve as a ground-based launch pad for AIM-9X Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM anti-air missiles, which are typically carried by fighter jets. Each launcher system can carry six missiles.
A complete NASAMS battery consists of up to four firing units, each of which includes three missile launchers; one AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel radar, one Fire Distribution Center vehicle, and one MSP500 electro-optical camera vehicle.
The latest comes as Ukraine has already been provided with the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system, which is considered to be one of the most advanced technology used by the Pentagon.
However, the Patriot isn't without its own hiccups; in fact, it was recently determined a Patriot system stationed in Kiev had been struck on May 16 by a Kinzhal ("Dagger") hypersonic ballistic missile fired from the Russian supersonic interceptor MiG-31K.
The Kinzhal was unveiled in 2018 by Russian President Vladimir Putin after having been first used in combat the year prior for testing. Officials have stated the nuclear-capable weapon is the first hypersonic missile system to be fielded by any nation.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
told Sputnik that the Kinzhal missiles had destroyed some five Patriot systems in mid-May. At the time, a military expert with the Center for Military-Political Journalism commented the strike proved the Patriot system was "quite vulnerable."
