United States to send eight NASAMS to Ukraine — Pentagon

The U.S. government will transfer eight NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine, and two of them will arrive in Ukraine in the near future.

U.S. Senior Defense Official said this at a briefing, Ukrinform reports.

“The United States has already provided [Ukraine with] 1,400 Stingers, which is short range air defense, and our allies and partners have also provided considerable numbers of short range air defense systems. The U.S. have also committed eight NASAMS and associated munitions, and two of those will be in Ukraine in the very near future, with six more to be provided later. We also have committed to a suite of counter-unmanned aerial systems, including the VAMPIRE system and other radar systems, since we know that the UAS threat is also a serious threat right now,” he said.

The official added that the U.S. also helped support Slovakia's donation of an S-300 system earlier in the war.

“This was incredibly important to protect Ukrainian infrastructure at that point in time,” he added.

As reported by Ukrinform, last Friday, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said that the Ukrainian military were undergoing training on NASAMS air defense systems, and after the completion of the training, the systems would be send to Ukraine.

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