Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Raytheon CEO Says US Installing Advanced NASAMS Air Defense Systems In Ukraine Today

 

Warzone/The Drive: First Two NASAMS Air Defense Systems Are In Ukraine: Raytheon CEO 

The U.S has promised eight NASAMS batteries and an unspecified amount of ammunition to help Ukraine deal with Russian missiles and drones. 

The first two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missiles Systems, or NASAMS, have been installed in Ukraine, but the Pentagon says they have not been transferred to Ukrainian service while troops continue training to operate the air defense batteries. 

Greg Hayes, chief executive of NASAMS manufacturer Raytheon, announced during an Oct. 25 appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street that the NASAMS batteries were handed over to the U.S. government weeks ago and are now in Ukraine. 

“We did just deliver two NASAMS systems,” Hayes said. “We delivered two of them to the government a couple of weeks ago. They’re being installed in Ukraine today.”  

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Update #1: Ukraine-bound NASAMS are in US hands now: Raytheon -- Defense News  

Update #2: US Gives Ukraine Most Advanced Air Defense System To Date -- Zero Hedge  

WNU Editor: You need a lot of training to maintain and operate these air-defense systems. My gut tells me that it is not the Ukrainians who are installing these systems, and it will not be them who will be handling this weapons platform when operational.

Update #3: I guess they got a crash course .... Ukraine Troops Finishing 'Mastery' of NASAMS, Awaiting Delivery: Official (Newsweek).

6 comments:



  1. All you got to do is go home. That's all. Stop the war.

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  2. NAZIs said the same thing about Poland, they said they were home.

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  3. "I guess they got a crash course ...."

    They learned how to put their own signature on the bottom of DoD after-action briefings.

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  4. Poster at 4:28 posted Bullshit at 4:24 at link below.

    https://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2022/10/us-considering-sending-hawk-air-defense.html

    Gives you an idea of what said poster is up to.

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