The United States has begun the process of acquiring Norwegian NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesman said at a briefing.

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The exact date of deliveries of NASAMS systems is still unknown.

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NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) is a mobile Norwegian anti-aircraft missile system designed to combat maneuvering aerodynamic targets at low and medium altitudes, a short-to-medium range air defense system.

The NASAMS range, depending on the type of missiles, can be from 20 to 180 km, the height of the defeat is up to 21 km.

The fact that the United States decided to provide Ukraine with NASAMS systems was announced by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in early July..