NASAMS: The latest Western weapon sent to Ukraine aims to knock Russian missiles out of the sky

Summary

This article by Joshua Keating, writing for Grid News, makes the following points:

• NASAMS was designed and developed by the Norwegian defence and aerospace company Kongsberg.
• Ukraine is getting the same systems that guard Washington from aerial attacks.
• NASAMS have been deployed at strategic locations around the US capital since 2005.
• The US has provided two of these systems to Ukraine already, with six more on the way.
• Australia acquired the NASAMS system in June 2022.

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• NOV 2022 Updates: Ukraine receives first NASAMS air defense systems—DW
• NOV 2022 Ukraine receives first delivery of NASAMS air defence systems—Reuters 

Source Information:

• Article Source: Grid News
• Media Check: Grid News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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