Raytheon Awarded $1.2B for Ukraine’s NASAMS Air Defense System

The Pentagon awarded Raytheon $1.2 billion to produce National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for war-torn Ukraine.

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The new deal, announced on November 30, follows the inclusion of the six additional NASAMS as part of a nearly $3 billion security aid package for Ukraine approved in late August to be procured with Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.

The Army said in a statement Wednesday that it will work with industry partners “to shorten the 24-month production lead time associated with production and delivery of NASAMS.”

Raytheon and Norway’s Kongsberg jointly developed the NASAMS air defense system, which brings together Raytheon’s Sentinel radar and Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles with Kongsberg’s Fire Distribution Center.

Raytheon won a $182.3 million deal in late August for delivery of two initial NASAMS to protect Ukraine’s airspace. The deal for six more NASAMS follows the Pentagon’s announcement that the first two batteries of the system are now in Ukraine and operational.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters in early November that NASAMS currently in Ukraine have had a “100% success rate in intercepting Russian missiles.