🇺🇸 NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System)
Developers: Kongsberg (Norway) + Raytheon (USA)
Missiles: AIM-120 AMRAAM (all modifications: B/C/D), as well as AIM-9X (in new versions)
Range: up to 40 km (AMRAAM), up to 25 km (AIM-9X)
Targets: aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, cruise missiles
Implementation in the USA:
Used to protect strategic facilities, including Washington D.C.
Applied and exported to: Ukraine, Norway, Lithuania, Spain, etc.
I love how you don’t say “Sweden”, “Germany”, “France”, “Britain” and “Italy” but “Europe” when comparing nations
This one will probably go to the Sweds if it was made for the Norwegians.
It is important that the US has this system too. The funniest thing is that Gaijin chose IRIS-T and not NASAMS, which appeared in the early 1990s. And IRIS-T appeared 5 years ago. Although it would have been logical to introduce NASAMS first, well then they would have had to give it to the US too.
Implementation in the USA!
And here’s the mystery, why did Gaijin introduce IRIS-T 2019.
And not NASAMS 1998?
NASAMS require a multi-vehicle launch system which they appear to be developing and working on, and part of that can be seen in the SEAD event.
Also, the NASAMS main weapon system will be the AMRAAM that was added a year ago. So it could be argued that a core part of the NASAMS has been in game for a while.
IRIS-T however is an entirely different ball-game with IIR seeker which will be difficult to model fairly. Out of all the IIR Missiles used for SAMs, it appears to be the most limited in terms of range which makes it a really sensible pick for figuring out IIR Modeling.
Also, the US can get NASAMs with AMRAAM, Germany and Sweden cannot, they require the SLS for anything more modern
Introduction dates mean little.
Does the US even use NASAMS 3? I’ve only found them using NASAMS 1 (only AMRAAM)
Also not surprised it hasn’t been added earlier, with range much longer than even the Pantsir (iirc?). It also looks like a Multi-Vehicle system.
Yes, we have AIM-120 in the game, but there is no IRIS-T missile. It would be more logical to introduce NASAMS with AIM-120.
and do you have proof or a CM comment that you can post in this thread stating that NASAM is NOT being added next major update?
There is also a separate trailer with AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel, which can attach NASAMS to itself. Another one on a Humvee body and there is also one with a radar from an airplane. There are many options and types.
Does the US even operate this?
Yes, the US is the main operator of NASAMS. By the way, there is also Australian and Canadian NASAMS with such a towed radar
This is NOMADS. Uses some components from NASAMS, but not all. This also was unveiled in 2024. Doesn’t seem to be the exact same as the NASAMS, but a derivative (similar to F-2 and F-16)
So… Again, towed radar/multi vehicle SAMs arent currently a thing, but are likely being developed. SL-AMRAAM Humvee would be my guess
Secondly, does the US operate the NASAM linked above which seems to be only employed by the Netherlands at the moment, meaning it would go to France and not America or by Norway which would mean it would go to Sweden
NASAMS has many different vehicles, there is a Humvee with 4 AIM-120, quite old. There is a photo of a Humvee driving with a Radar trailer. The Gaijin introduced much stranger vehicles than this.
It has a 6km front aspect lock on jets, Gaijins justification is that you can shoot farther with the photo-contrast mode, but that only works if there are zero clouds and the target is high enough that the ground isn’t in the seeker FOV (so good luck locking a heli with HIRSS hiding in the tree line). IRL it can use an optical tracker
to fire the missile on IOG to an intercept point where the IR seeker takes over giving it a max range of about 14km. as it is in game its a slightly better Strela.
Yes, NASAMS is a US operator and there are many sources that they are on duty in Washington. But there is also Canada and Australia, and as we know, Australia and Canada are part of the US nation in the game.
And what is being developed now, you can forget about it, because by the time it comes out, our game will be closed. It is not serious to wait for something that can come out. Lord, at least add SHORAD. Anything.
Yes but none of this would’ve come in the last 6 years, as you said. Assuming its the same radar, its an AESA Slinging AMRAAM launcher. Fox 3s are relatively new to the game, and we have no true functioning AESA.
No they aren’t
If anything they have a greater presence in Britain at the moment. Look at the ADATS and F-111C.
Neither nation has anything to do with the US in game
But does that include the NASAMS3 or the NOMAD?
Again… I dont see why this is a US only problem?
Heck Britain has only just gotten the Rapier which was Britains principle SAM system for the last 50 years and is only relatively recently been replaced by SkySabre.
