Raytheon tested the NASAMS air defense system with AIM-9X, AMRAAM and AMRAAM-Extended Range guided missiles
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace partnered with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory's Office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation to conduct a first-of-its-kind airbase air defense experiment.
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A Norwegian NASAMS surface-to-air missile system was involved in the experiment. The system hit air targets with different types of air-to-air guided missiles - AIM-9X Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM and AMRAAM-Extended Range.
The test evaluated the operational capability of the NASAMS air defense system to fire three types of missiles. During the demonstration, the radar first transmitted target information to the command and control center, which sent data to the fire distribution center for missile selection.
NASAMS is an adaptable medium-range air defense system. Eirik Lie, president of Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, said the experiment demonstrates the flexibility of the surface-to-air missile system and offers the operator enhanced firing capabilities using different missiles.
Wesley D. Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, said the test showed manufacturers how defense solutions allow them to deploy the right medium at the right time. With NASAMS, the companies offer customers a quick and effective way to protect the public and critical infrastructure from cruise missiles.
Source: Raytheon