In brief
The defence ministers reviewed missile integration projects and ways to accelerate air-defence missile deliveries as Ukraine seeks stronger protection against aerial threats.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara and his Norwegian counterpart, Tore Sandvik, discussed progress on integrating missiles into NASAMS air-defence systems during a telephone call, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing Ukraine’s Defence Ministry.
The ministry said the call took place ahead of a meeting in the Ramstein format. The ministers outlined support priorities through the end of the current year and into the next. Khmara identified unmanned systems and stronger air defences as urgent needs.
The discussions also covered purchases of portable air-defence missile systems, contributions to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism and faster deliveries of air-defence missiles. Separately, the ministers discussed supplies of 20 mm ammunition for F-16 aircraft guns, which the ministry described as highly effective against jet-powered drones.
RBC-Ukraine’s report did not specify the missile types being integrated into NASAMS, completion deadlines or quantities for the deliveries discussed. It described ongoing projects and talks on support, without announcing completed integration or deliveries.
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