Kongsberg and Raytheon Missiles & Defense have been awarded €410M contract by Hungary for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), meaning the system has won a sixth customer in NATO, and 12th worldwide. Becoming part of the greater NASAMS family allows Hungary to take advantage of the active production line – ensuring rapid delivery and competitive pricing for the country’s armed forces. The programme enables long term industrial cooperation between Hungarian and Norwegian industry.
“With NASAMS Hungary will employ the most modern and capable medium-range air defence system in the world. NASAMS’ modularity and open architecture enables a continuous introduction of new technology ensuring that the system can be adapted to new threats and missions throughout its lifetime. The contract is a continued success of our cooperation with Raytheon Missiles & Defense in the air defence market,” says Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS.
“Hungary joins the U.S. and four other NATO nations in entrusting its medium-range air defense needs to NASAMS proven capability,” said Tom Laliberty, Vice President of Land Warfare & Air Defense at Raytheon Missiles & Defense business. “Upgrading Hungary’s layered defense capabilities not only enhances NATO commonality, but maximises the Hungarian military’s ability to quickly identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and emerging cruise missile threats.”
The air defence solution is comprised of Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s AMRAAM, AMRAAM-ER missiles and SENTINELTM radar, alongside Kongsberg’s Fire Distribution Centre (FDC) and canister launcher. NASAMS offers air defenders the proven effectiveness of the AMRAAM missile which is in the inventory of 39 countries. SENTINEL is a proven air defence radar deployed by more than 18 countries and has been evolved to address the C-UAS threat.
Jack Richardson
