NASAMS missile manufacturer plans to open a company in Ukraine
28 February 2025 17:20
The Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, which, among other things, manufactures missiles for NASAMS air defense systems, is working on establishing a joint production facility in Ukraine.
This was announced by the company’s president, Erik Lee, in an interview with Euractiv, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“We are currently setting up a company in Ukraine. We are in close talks with industry representatives in Ukraine to set up a joint venture. The primary task is to increase the production of missiles for our air defense system in Ukraine based on Ukrainian technologies. We are talking about mass production of missiles, i.e. hundreds of them. We are considering setting up a joint venture within a few months,” Li said.
According to him, the work is being done with an eye toward a long-term partnership.
“At Kongsberg, we want to use the strength of the Ukrainian industry. In the long term, when the war is over, Ukraine can become part of the supply chain for missiles for air defense systems… There are a lot of innovations happening in Ukraine now, and we will be part of them. It is important for us to be there,” Li said.
In January, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed with Erik Lee, CEO of the leading Norwegian corporation Kongsberg Gruppen ASA and President of Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, the possibility of integrating Ukrainian air defense systems into the NASAMS system.
NASAMS is a Norwegian medium-range air defense missile system. It was developed by Norwegian Kongsberg and Raytheon.
