Dette bidrar til å smøre oljefondet som har for 10 milliarder kroner i aksjer i våpensmia Raytheon. Verdien av Statens Pensjonsfond Utland var kl 13 i dag kr. 12 636 milliarder kroner. Det har steget med 1 100 milliarder etter at krigen begynte. (Red.)
Raytheon
wins $1.2 billion surface-to-air missile order for Ukraine
By Jen Judson
Dec 1, 01:45 PM
WASHINGTON
— The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon Missiles and Defense a contract worth as much
as $1.2 billion to deliver six National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System
batteries for Ukraine.
The
contract is part of the fifth Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative package
and includes training and logistical support to Ukraine’s military and security
forces, the Army said in a a Nov. 30 statement.
Raytheon,
the world’s second-largest defense contractor, won a
contract in August to deliver to NASAMS batteries to Ukraine as
part of the third USAI package. The new contract is a follow-on.
The
first two NASAMS batteries, capable of firing AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air
Missiles, have been delivered and deployed and “have successfully demonstrated
the effectiveness of the systems against the threat,” according to the Army.
Pentagon
officials have said the first NASAMS were able to be purchased quickly because
the bulk of the systems had already been produced.
The
NASAMS was developed by Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence &
Aerospace and Raytheon. They are used to defend the National Capital Region in
the U.S. from possible air threats but are otherwise not used in operations by
the U.S. Army.
“These
are proven systems that will continue making a difference on the battlefield,”
William LaPlante, under secretary for defense for acquisition and sustainment,
said in the statement.
It
takes 24 months lead time to produce and deliver NASAMS, though the Army and
industry are looking for ways to shorten that timeline.
“This
effort further illustrates the urgency the U.S. government is taking in its
approach to acquire air-defense systems for our allies and to replenish our own
munition stockpiles,” the Army said.
“The
rapid award of this contract is another example of the Army’s ability to
accelerate the delivery of critical capabilities through our industry partners
to our allies,” Doug Bush, the Army’s acquisition chief, added.
The
work to award Raytheon a contract was led by the Army’s Program Executive
Office for Missiles and Space, along with others across the Defense Department.
Ukraine
has requested an integrated air and missile defense
system that the U.S. and other allies are striving to fulfill.
The system would be made up of short-range, low-altitude systems; medium-range,
medium-altitude systems; and long-range, high-altitude systems that together
would neutralize the threat of Russian aircraft and missiles.
Ukrainian
forces had been using Russian-made SA-6 and SA-8 air defenses. In addition to
NASAMS, the country also asked for Cold War-era Hawk systems - a medium-range,
medium-altitude system, that’s considered to still be effective.
Joe
Gould, Defense News staff, contributed to this report.
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