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U.S.’ New $820 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine Includes NASAMS Air Defense Systems

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U.S.’ New $820 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine Includes NASAMS Air Defense Systems
NASAMS Live Fire Exercise Photo: RTX

The U.S. has approved another $820 million weapons package for Ukraine, including delivery of two NASAMS air defense systems built by Norway’s Kongsberg and Raytheon Technologies [RTX]. The latest deal to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion is specifically split between $50 million in additional munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers to be pulled from existing Pentagon inventories and $770 million worth of capabilities provided through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) program where…

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