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NASAMS

Kongsberg and Raytheon networked short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system.

by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace

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Video still showing a NASAMS launcher during setup at White Sands Missile Range

Photo: U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Asselta · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Air Force) · Resized and reencoded as WebP; no additional crop or retouching. Credit retained for factual editorial product coverage.

National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, a networked ground-based air defense system from Kongsberg and Raytheon that fires AMRAAM-family and AIM-9X missiles; it has protected Washington, D.C. since 2005.

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No milestones recorded for NASAMS yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

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    CompanyNASAMS Air Defence System

    Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace · Supports: System

    “NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) is the world’s first operational Network Centric Short to Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence System.”

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