NASAMS

National (or Norwegian) Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System
NASAMS launcher
Type	Surface-to-air missile system
Place of origin	Norway / United States
Service history
In service	1997–present
Used by	See operators
Wars	Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designer	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Manufacturer	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Specifications
Crew	2
Effective firing range	Missile range: 30 km (NASAMS 2 / AMRAAM)[1] 50 km (NASAMS 3 / AMRAAM-ER)[2][3] Radar track range: 120 km (NASAMS 2 / MPQ-64F1)[4]
Flight altitude	21 km (NASAMS 2) 35.7 km (NASAMS 3 / AMRAAM-ER)

NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System^[5]) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range^[6]: 4 ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) and Raytheon.^[7] The system defends against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, cruise missiles, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), and fixed wing aircraft,^[6]: 11 firing any of a wide range of existing missiles.

NASAMS was the first application of a surface-launched AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile). NASAMS 2 is an upgraded version of the system capable of using Link 16, which has been operational since 2007. As of 2022^[update], NASAMS 3 is the latest upgrade. Deployed in 2019, it adds capability to fire AIM-9X Sidewinder, and AMRAAM-ER missiles, and introduces mobile air-liftable launchers. NASAMS has proven interoperability with longer range systems such as Patriot.^[8]