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Kongsberg and Raytheon Missiles & Defense will deliver the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to Hungary.

Hungary Picks Kongsberg and Raytheon for Medium Range Air Defense

: Dec 1, 2020 - : 5:41 pm

Hungary has awarded longtime partners Kongsberg and Raytheon Missiles & Defense a Euro 410 million contract for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).

Hungary is the 6th NATO nation and the 12th country in the world to acquire NASAMS, an adaptable medium-range solution for a variety of operational air defense requirements.

“With NASAMS, Hungary will employ the most modern and capable medium-range air defence system in the world,” said Eirik Lie, President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. “NASAMS’ modularity and open architecture enables a continuous introduction of new technology ensuring that the system can be adapted to new threats and missions throughout its lifetime. The contract is a continued success of our cooperation with Raytheon Missiles & Defense in the air defence market.”

“Hungary joins the U.S. and four other NATO nations in entrusting its medium-range air defense needs to NASAMS proven capability,” said Tom Laliberty, vice president of Land Warfare & Air Defense at Raytheon Missiles & Defense business. “Upgrading Hungary’s layered defense capabilities not only enhances NATO commonality, but maximizes the Hungarian military’s ability to quickly identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle and emerging cruise missile threats.”

The air defense solution is comprised of Raytheon Missiles & Defense’s AMRAAM and AMRAAM-ER missiles and SentinelTM radar, and Kongsberg’s Fire Distribution Center (FDC) and canister launcher.  The AMRAAM missile which is in the inventory of 39 countries. Sentinel is a proven air defense radar deployed by more than 18 countries and has been evolved to address the C-UAS threat.

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