Norway seeks to integrate Ukrainian interceptor missiles into NASAMS systems

Norway is working with Ukraine to integrate domestically produced interceptor missiles so that they can be used in NASAMS air defence systems.

Source: Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on 12 January, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Eide explained that Norway is cooperating with Ukrainian defence manufacturers to integrate interceptor missiles or other intercept systems into NASAMS.

Quote: "This would allow us to have cheaper weapons in larger quantities, as the problem is that the missiles typically used today are expensive and limited in number."

Background:

• In June 2025, Ukraine announced plans to develop missiles for NASAMS together with the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
• NASAMS, short for Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, is a joint Norwegian-US system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and the US-based company Raytheon. It is a medium-range air defence system that uses US-made air-to-air missiles, primarily the AIM-120 AMRAAM.
• A standard NASAMS battery includes three launchers carrying a total of 18 missiles, an AN/TPQ-64 three-dimensional radar and a fire control unit. The system is capable of intercepting aerial assets at ranges of up to 40 km and at altitudes of up to 21 km.
• Ukraine received its first two NASAMS systems in autumn 2022. Additional systems for Ukraine's air defence were also purchased by Lithuania and Canada.

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