| National (or Norwegian) Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System | |
|---|---|
 NASAMS launcher | |
| Type | Surface-to-air missile system |
| Place of origin | Norway / United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1997–present |
| Used by | See operators |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace |
| Manufacturer | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Raytheon Missiles & Defense |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Effective firing range | Missile range: 30 km (NASAMS 2 / AMRAAM)[1] 50 km (NASAMS 3 / AMRAAM-ER)[2][3] Radar track range: 120 km (NASAMS 2 / MPQ-64F1)[4] |
| Flight altitude | 21 km (NASAMS 2) 35.7 km (NASAMS 3 / AMRAAM-ER) |
NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System[5]) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range[6]: 4 ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and RTX Corporation.[7] The system defends against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), and fixed wing aircraft,[6]: 11 firing any of a wide range of existing missiles.
NASAMS was the first application of a surface-launched AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile). NASAMS 2 is an upgraded version of the system capable of using Link 16, which has been operational since 2007. As of 2022[update], NASAMS 3 is the latest upgrade. Deployed in 2019, it adds capability to fire AIM-9X Sidewinder, and AMRAAM-ER missiles, and introduces mobile air-liftable launchers. NASAMS has proven interoperability with longer range systems such as Patriot.[8]
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- ^ "AIM-120 AMRAAM-Extended Range". GlobalSecurity.org.
- ^ Surface-Launched AMRAAM (SL-AMRAAM / CLAWS), United States of America – Army Technology.com
- ^ "Raytheon MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel Radar – NASAMS". Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS)". Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. September 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
brochurewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "nasams". www.rtx.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "NASAMS Air Defence System". Kongsberg. Retrieved October 17, 2022.