Short-Medium Distributed Defense
Ukraine Active
NASAMS
National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System
Short-to-medium-range ground-based air defense
System Status
Active
Updated 2026-03-14
AMRAAM AMRAAM-ER AIM-9X
Key Specifications
Range Reported
~25 km class (AMRAAM baseline); larger envelope with AMRAAM-ER Altitude Reported
Lower-to-medium altitude band Radar Verified
AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel; GhostEye in development Interceptors
AMRAAMAMRAAM-ERAIM-9X
Mobility Highly mobile, distributed architecture
Operators Verified
15 countries including Norway, U.S., Finland, Australia, Ukraine, Taiwan, Denmark Procurement & Transfer Activity
2022
NASAMS deployed to Ukraine
Verified 2024-07-11
U.S. DoD package included NASAMS munitions for Ukraine
Verified 2024-12-09
U.S. DSCA notice covered NASAMS sale for Ukraine
Verified Strengths
- + Highly modular architecture with multiple missile options
- + Wide operator base and strong interoperability profile
- + Distributed design improves survivability and defended-area flexibility
Limitations
- - Exact envelope depends strongly on interceptor selection
- - Not an upper-tier ballistic-missile defense system
- - Distributed architecture increases integration complexity
Manufacturer
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace / RTX (Raytheon)
Norway / United States
Ukraine Deployment
Deployed to Ukraine since 2022; NASAMS munitions included in July 2024 U.S. DoD package
Evidence Labels
Verified Official manufacturer or government source
Reported Credible third-party or think-tank reporting
Unavailable Official sources do not publish this figure