Norway is to provide the Army with a Mobile Ground Based Air Defence System, announced during a press conference held on 6 February. According to Norwegian Ministry of Defence, the Defence Materiel Agency will first define the final configuration with the supplier Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace which will be followed by signing acquisition contract. Deliveries are planned to be completed by 2021.
Kongsberg's Army Ground Based Air Defence will use NASAMS, which contains a BMC4I (Battle Management, Command, Control, Computers, Communications, and Intelligence) Air Defense capability through the integration of sensors and launchers. It employs the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AIM-120) as the primary weapon.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)