Belgium is planning to buy 10 advanced surface-to-air missile system (NASAMS) launchers from Kongsberg and 20 Skyranger short-range air defence systems from Rheinmetall for a total price of 3.1 billion euros, a Belgian official told Reuters on Thursday.
The plans, which are subject to approval from Belgium’s council of ministers this week, could be announced at a NATO summit in Ankara next week, the official said.
Belgium aims to make both purchases using Dutch framework contracts in order to move faster, the official added.
The official did not provide a breakdown of the costs.
NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) is a medium-range ground-based air defence system designed to detect, track, and destroy airborne threats such as aircraft, cruise missiles, and drones.
NASAMS commonly uses variants of the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile, giving it a relatively long engagement range compared with many short-range air defence systems. Newer configurations can also use other interceptors, depending on the operator.
NASAMS is used by several countries, including Norway, United States, Finland, Spain, Australia, and others. It has received significant attention after being supplied to Ukraine for air defence against Russian missile and drone attacks.
Skyranger is a mobile short-range air defence (SHORAD) system designed to protect ground forces and critical assets from low-flying threats such as aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, and drones.
In practice, systems like Skyranger and NASAMS are complementary: Skyranger provides close-in protection against drones and low threats, while NASAMS provides a wider defensive umbrella against more distant airborne threats.
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