Five Types of International Cooperation for Missile Defense
The United States has long worked with its allies on missile defense cooperation. Yet as missile threats proliferate, cooperation is increasingly important.
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US Intercepts Low-Altitude Cruise Missile in Test
On September 3, the U.S. Army successfully test-fired its National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), downing a cruise missile target in the lowest-altitude intercept ever demonstrated for the system. The intercept was part of a testing series designated Vermillion Stallion. Used to defend Washington, D.C. airspace, NASAMS adapts a Sentinel radar and modified...
Hungary Purchases AMRAAM, NASAMS
On August 12, Hungary finalized a $1 billion acquisition deal to buy U.S.-made air defenses. The acquisition consists of a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sale (DCS). The FMS component includes 60 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile-Extended Range (AMRAAM-ER) interceptors, valued at $230 million and approved by the U.S. State Department in May 2020....
Lithuania Receives NASAMS Air Defense System
On June 19, Lithuania’s armed forces confirmed delivery of a Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) air defense system. Norway and Lithuania had finalized the sale of used NASAMS units in 2016. Co-developed by Norway and the United States, the NASAMS system employs AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles to intercept aerial targets at ranges up...
US State Department Approves NASAMS, Stinger Sale to India
On February 10, the U.S. Department of State approved a potential $1.87 billion sale of the NASAMS II integrated air defense system to India. Comprised of 5 AN/MPQ-64FI Sentinel radars and 118 AMRAAM C-7/C-8 missiles, the NASAMS system is intended to defend India’s National Capital Region. The potential sale also includes 135 Stinger surface-to-air missiles....
Qatar Agrees to Patriot, NASAMS Sale
On July 9, Qatar announced in a joint statement its intent to purchase additional Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air (NASAMS) missile systems from the United States. Qatar first purchased Patriot in 2012 and was approved for a $215 million NASAMS sale in 2018. Qatar’s Patriot PAC-3 and PAC-2 GEM-T missiles entered service in late 2018. ...
Sidewinder Missile Tested From NASAMS Launcher
On June 19, Raytheon announced the first flight test of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missile launched from the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) conducted in May. Tested in Andoya, Norway, the missile successfully intercepted and destroyed its target. NASAMS, a surface to air missile system using air-to-air missiles, was co-developed by the United...