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Ukroboronprom & Kongsberg Link Up

by Roman Cheplyk
Monday, June 30, 2025
2 MIN
Ukroboronprom & Kongsberg Link Up
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Ukrainian short- and medium-range air-defence launchers will be certified to plug directly into the NASAMS command-and-control network, expanding the nation’s layered “air shield.”

What the memorandum covers

  • Full digital integration

    • Existing and prototype Ukrainian SAM launchers will be connected to the FDC Fire Distribution Centre and other NASAMS C2 modules produced by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA).

  • Common missile library

    • Agreements allow the joint use of AMRAAM, AIM-9X and prospective Ukrainian interceptors once validated.

  • Future co-development

    • Engineering teams will work on NASAMS-based hybrid batteries combining Norwegian radars with Ukrainian mobile launchers to protect energy, transport and industrial nodes.

“Together with Norwegian arms manufacturers we take a new step toward a robust air-shield that will cover strategic facilities and civilian infrastructure,”
— Oleh Hulyak, CEO, Ukroboronprom

Why NASAMS matters

Feature Operational benefit for Ukraine
360° engagement via networked radars Intercepts cruise missiles, drones and ballistic targets such as Iskander-M and Tochka-U.
Open-architecture C2 Enables step-by-step integration of indigenous sensors, launchers and future interceptors.
Proven combat record NASAMS batteries in Kyiv sector have achieved >90 % intercept rates since late 2022.

Technical checkpoints ahead

  1. Interface testing – data-link compatibility trials at a Ukrainian MoD range (Q3 2025).

  2. Live-fire certification – mixed battery firing with AMRAAM & a Ukrainian missile (early 2026).

  3. Serial retrofit – domestic launchers re-wired for NASAMS network; initial brigade-level IOC targeted for mid-2026.

Broader industrial context

  • New KDA liaison office in Kyiv coordinates local production offsets and tech-transfer.

  • Agreement dovetails with Ukraine’s “Air Shield” roadmap, which layers NASAMS, IRIS-T SLS/SLM, Patriot, and laser-based C-UAS systems.

  • Ukrainian electronics firms will fabricate selected interface modules, supporting jobs and sovereign supply chains.

“We are preparing new solutions based on NASAMS to strengthen protection of the population and critical infrastructure,”
— Rustem Umerov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine

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