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Re:How the National Airspace System Works by H8crilA on Thursday September 29, 2022 @04:12AM (#33017768)
Fun fact: the US did not have any sensible short-range SAMs (surface-to-air missiles) prior to 9/11 for additional defense of high value targets. Airspace defense was based almost exclusively on interceptor aircraft, which proved quite insufficient as we all know.

Luckily the Norwegians had already developed the NASAMS system, which was running on repurposed AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. The AMRAAM is an extremely popular missile widely used in the US and allied countries, so the Pentagon was very keen on obtaining it. You could even use no longer airworthy rockets, what's not to like here!

These days the NASAMS systems are no longer needed and are being famously sent to Ukraine, to replace some of the heavily used S-300s, Buks, Tors.

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Re:How the National Airspace System Works by closewith on Thursday September 29, 2022 @04:41AM (#33017907)
> These days the NASAMS systems are no longer needed and are being famously sent to Ukraine, to replace some of the heavily used S-300s, Buks, Tors.

They're still in service with the US.

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Re:How the National Airspace System Works by sklargh on Thursday September 29, 2022 @09:18AM (#33020206)
NASAMS remains deployed in the US Capitol region, in plain view.

If you’ve landed in Washington, DC you’ve been painted by a NASAMS surveillance radar. There are also a few smaller point air defense installations.

More info here - https://jalopnik.com/americas-capitol-is-guarded-by-norwegia...

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Re:How the National Airspace System Works by danielvf on Thursday September 29, 2022 @09:41AM (#33020486)
The NASAMS going to Ukraine are purchased by the US, not sent from the US.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/26/politics/us-missile-defen...

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