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Ukraine Receives First Two NASAMS Air Defense Systems

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

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Ukraine Receives First Two NASAMS Air Defense Systems

NASAMS Live Fire Exercise Photo: RTX

The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed the first two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) have been delivered to Ukraine and are operational. “These systems will contribute to Ukraine’s air defense capabilities and will help protect the Ukrainian people against Russian aerial attacks, to include those conducted by unmanned aerial vehicles or cruise missiles,” Air Force Brig Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters during a briefing. Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s minister of defense, first announced on Monday that the…

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