Initially, the missiles were planned to be installed in ground-based air defense systems, but they could also be used as air-to-air weapons.
Norway and the United States reached an agreement in Oslo on the sale of American AIM-120 AMRAAM anti-aircraft missiles, which can be used as anti-aircraft missiles for launching from the ground. This was reported by the press service of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense on Monday, October 28.
“With more new missiles, the Norwegian armed forces can better defend the country against air attacks,” said Defense Minister Bern Gram.
Norge kpoor nye AMRAAM-missiler for fire billionr – som er tiltenkt Forsvarets luftvernsystem🚀
– Med flere og nyere missiler får Forsvaret bedre evne til å protecte Norge mot luftangrep, sier forsefsminister @Bjornarildgram.
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— Forsvarsdepartement (@Forsvarsdep) October 28, 2024
The value of the contract is $362 million. Initially they wanted to install the missiles in the ground-based air defense system, but they could also be used as air-to-air weapons. In particular, they can be equipped with F-35 fighter-bombers.
The department noted that this is one of the largest military purchases made for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM “Slammer” is an all-weather, medium-range air-to-air guided missile manufactured by Raytheon, USA. Designed to engage targets beyond the target’s line of sight. In addition to the United States, the main armament of F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18C/D, F/A-18E/F, F-22 fighters is in service with the British Air Force , Germany and other NATO member countries.
It was previously reported that the United States approved the sale of medium-range air-to-air missiles to Norway for $405 million.
The US Department of Defense ordered the AMRAAM for Ukraine
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