03 June 2024
by Nicholas Fiorenza
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A Spanish NASAMS anti-air defence unit has been deployed in Estonia since April 2023. (GBAD Task Force Estonia)
The Spanish government has signed a EUR410 million (nearly USD434 million) contract for the acquisition of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), Kongsberg announced in a press release on 29 May.
The Norwegian company said the order was “for the delivery of the newest generation of the NASAMS air-defence system as part of the Spanish Armed Forces air-defence modernisation programme”, but a Kongsberg spokesperson declined to respond when
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asked if the order was for NASAMS 3, how many systems were ordered, or what the delivery timeline is.
The Dirección General de Armamento y Material (DGAM), the Spanish Armaments Directorate, approved a contract for the modernisation of Spain’s NASAMS on 19 April.
The NASAMS modernisation includes upgrading the system’s Sentinel radar, Spain’s Council of Ministers announced on 9 April. The EUR45.9 million contract includes additional equipment, technical support, and auxiliary tools and equipment necessary for integration into the system, and related training and maintenance.
A Raytheon spokesperson told
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