Norway buys US-made air defence missiles for more than US$360 million
Nato member Norway shares a border with Russia and has vowed to ramp up defence spending following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Norway has agreed with US authorities to buy air defence missiles for more than 4 billion Norwegian crowns (US$363 million), the Norwegian military said on Monday.
The contract agreed between the Norwegian and US governments covers the AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), made by RTX Corporation, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Defence Material Agency said.
“With more and newer missiles, the Norwegian Armed Forces will have a better ability to protect Norway against air attacks,” Norway’s Defence Minister Bjoern Arild Gram said in a statement.
The purchase is among the largest single procurements of weapons ever made for the Norwegian Armed Forces, the agency said.
