NASAMS and ammunition for HIMARS. U.S. announced a new aid package worth $820 million

The United States announced another $820 million aid package to Ukraine.

It includes NASAMS SAM, additional ammunition for HIMARS, 155mm artillery rounds and counter-artillery radars. This was reported by the Pentagon press service.

The full package of assistance:

• Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
• Two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
• Up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition;
• Four additional counter-artillery radars.

NASAMS systems are designed by a consortium of the American Raytheon Technologies Corporation and the Norwegian group Kongsberg. The system includes launchers and Raytheon AN / MPQ-64F1 Sentinel radars from the Raytheon and Kongsberg consortium.

Raytheon is responsible for supplying its AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles for this system, and Kongsberg supplies the launchers.

Each mobile launcher has six containers with anti-aircraft missiles. NASAMS system is either in service or about to be delivered to 12 countries.

The firing range of the NASAMS II model using AIM-120C AMRAAM missiles is up to 25 km, and the altitude range is up to 14-15 km.

In addition, the United States announced the transfer of 4 more HIMARS MLRS, and the transfer of patrol boats to Ukraine is also expected.