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Bjørn Arild Gram, Norway’s minister of defense said the agreement “lays the foundation” for developing NASAMS against future threats, although no details have been released about how the system will be matured specifically.
“What we're seeing now is that the current war in Ukraine illustrates that we need to be capable of staying in the fight for a longer duration and that requires volume,” Lars Lervik, chief of staff of the Norwegian Army, told Breaking Defense.
Norway's investment in additional artillery systems fits in with a much larger land capability plan that will soon see the award of a production contract for new main battle tanks.
As they observe the brutal Russia-Ukraine war from the sidelines, U.S. Army units in Europe have been making moves to update components, become more combat-effective and better integrate with allies on their “home turf.”
According to military officials from the US and Norway, the goal of the drill is to enhance cooperation and boost performance in the environment of the Arctic... 11.05.2022, Sputnik International