10-26-2022, 08:35 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-bound...30212.html
Probably everybody has seen this already, but the two NASAMS have been delivered to the US government. They apparently are new production, not refurbished older systems. It is almost certain they were re-directed from WIP. The follow-on systems are undoubtedly quite a bit further out, although one would hope the US has prioritized their production (although I wouldn't bet on that).
We will soon see these systems in action somewhere, as Ukraine often tries to demonstrate early results with whatever new deliveries they receive. It will probably be a while before we really know how much good they are doing. I expect Russia is slowing down their Kalibr K-555 strikes anyway, but we shall see.
Probably everybody has seen this already, but the two NASAMS have been delivered to the US government. They apparently are new production, not refurbished older systems. It is almost certain they were re-directed from WIP. The follow-on systems are undoubtedly quite a bit further out, although one would hope the US has prioritized their production (although I wouldn't bet on that).
We will soon see these systems in action somewhere, as Ukraine often tries to demonstrate early results with whatever new deliveries they receive. It will probably be a while before we really know how much good they are doing. I expect Russia is slowing down their Kalibr K-555 strikes anyway, but we shall see.