$182 Million US Army Contract for Raytheon

The US Army has awarded Raytheon Missiles & Defense (RMD) a contract, valued at $182 million, to supply the highly adaptable mid-range National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to Ukraine, to service that nation’s urgent need to counter advanced air threats.

“Raytheon Missiles & Defense and our partners are working diligently to quickly deliver this critical, proven air defense capability to help the Ukrainian people defend their homeland,” commented Tom Laliberty, President of Land Warfare & Air Defense, an RMD business area. “Ukraine will join a dozen nations around the globe who rely on NASAMS to defeat a multitude of threats, including cruise missiles, aircraft, and unmanned systems.”

Jointly developed and produced by RMD and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), NASAMS consists of the Sentinel radar, the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile and the KDA Fire Distribution Center. NASAMS provides operators with a flexible, state-of-the-art air defence system that maximises their ability to identify, engage and destroy current and evolving airborne threats, ranging from aircraft and UAS to cruise missiles.