STL-NASAMS 3

The NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) is a medium-range air defence system developed from the 1980s by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway together with Hughes, later part of Raytheon. It was designed for the Royal Norwegian Air Force to replace its ageing Improved Hawk batteries, using proven existing components to keep costs down and speed up development. Live firing trials were completed successfully in June 1993, and the system reached operational capability in 1994. Its strength is its networked design: radar, launchers and command post are separate vehicles that can be spread across the battlefield and upgraded independently. NASAMS 2 followed in the mid-2000s, and the third generation, NASAMS 3, entered service in 2019 with mobile launchers. Today around a dozen countries operate the system, including Norway, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland and Lithuania.Mod by STL785