Den offentlige debatten om hvor mye luftvern, med hvilke kvaliteter, Norge egentlig trenger pågår. Det er imidlertid nødvendig å kvalifisere størrelsene som ofte går igjen i diskusjonene. Continue reading Om langtrekkende luftvern
Romania is acquiring a total of ten Patriot missile batteries. The batteries will be divided between the Romanian Air Force and Army.
The first four batteries were likely delivered in 2022. Continue reading What does the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System cost the Romanians?
Den 30. april 2024 utstedte det sveitsiske føderale kontoret for forsvarsanskaffelser, Armasuisse, offisielt en forespørsel om forslag til tre produsenter for anskaffelse av nye bakkebaserte luftvernsystemer med middels rekkevidde. Continue reading Sveits anskaffer mer luftvern
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SAMP/T (Sol-Air Moyenne Portée/Terrestre: surface-air medium range/land) is a land-based air defense system produced by Eurosam (MBDA and Thales). An upgraded version, SAMP/T NG is due for serial production in 2025. The next generation SAMP/T comes with hit-to-kill missiles and an AESA radar with 360 degrees coverage. Continue reading The European Patriot – SAMP/T Air and Missile Defense System
In 1999, MEADS International was selected by NATO MEADS Management Agency to develop MEADS as a replacement for Patriot. Participating companies were MBDA Italia, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), Lenkflugkorpersysteme (LFK) in Germany and Lockheed Martin in the United States. Continue reading MEADS what happened?
There are 18 nations worldwide that have or are in the process of acquiring Patriot today, and the number of user countries in Europe has doubled in 5-6 years. I addition, in Europe both France and Italy have deployed the European counterpart to Patriot; the SAMP/T system. In the Nordics Finland is acquiring the Israeli/US made David’s Sling system, while Sweden is among the many … Continue reading Patriot and other Long-Range Air and Missile Defenses: What are The Benefits and The Downsides of Such Costly Systems?
The EMADS system, not a classic “off-the-shelf system” with everything you need in a box, but rather an idea, where the launch platform with missiles is the only clear common denominator, and the rest seems to be up to the buyer to specify – and for MBDA to integrate. Continue reading EMADS hits the mark?
Finland has decided to acquire the David’s Sling long-range air defense manufactured by Israel (Rafael) and the USA (Raytheon). Cost set at at least 316 million euros. With the option of doubling. David’s Sling air defense system is designed to be able to intercept missiles and large rockets within a range of 40 to 300 kilometers and can intercept missiles with a speed of Mach … Continue reading David’s Sling air and missile defense system
In 1988, one could read in Stortingsmelding 58, approved on 3 June, that there was only one western missile system that could fully replace the area-wide NIKE system in terms of altitude coverage and range. The Patriot system. But that this would entail costs far in excess of what would be covered within the investment framework in question. No systems were thus acquired. In 2016, … Continue reading Patriots in Norway and Sweden
Polen signerte i september 2023 kontrakter med europeiske og amerikanske selskaper for å styrke landets luftforsvar. Landet planlegger å bruke 137 milliarder zloty (32,9 milliarder dollar) i 2024, tilsvarende 4% av BNP. Continue reading Polens luftvernsatsning i 2024
