Canada ships NASAMS air defence system ordered in early 2023 to Ukraine

After a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Canada had already sent the NASAMS air defence system to Ukraine.

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According to reports, Ukraine expects to receive the system by the end of the year. In addition, the leaders discussed further defence support for Ukraine, the situation on the battlefield, including North Korea's involvement in the war.

It is worth recalling that last year, the Canadian government joined the US order for 10 NASAMS systems. In early 2023, Canada announced its intention to provide Ukraine with a NASAMS air defence system worth more than $300 million.

The agreements stipulated that Canada would reimburse the United States for the full cost of the new NASAMS system, and the United States, in turn, would enter into a direct contract with Ukraine for the supply of these weapons.

This mechanism was supposed to allow Canada to circumvent the requirement to obtain US permission to re-export NASAMS to Ukraine.

For those who do not know

NASAMS is a medium-range air defence system developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace in cooperation with the US company Raytheon. It uses AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles designed to intercept aircraft, drones and cruise missiles. NASAMS provides protection at distances of up to 40 km and at altitudes of up to 15 km and modern radars for target detection. The system has a modular structure that makes it easy to integrate additional components and adapt to different combat conditions.

Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy