The government of the Netherlands has announced plans to acquire NASAMS and NOMADS air defence systems from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace in a deal expected to be valued at approximately NOK 11 billion.
On October 14, the Dutch Ministry of Defence filed a recommendation to Parliament, outlining its intention to acquire the new systems as part of the CITADEL air and missile defence programme.
The Netherlands first acquired the NASAMS system in 2006. The new acquisitions will expand the country’s ground-based air defence capabilities. NASAMS can employ a mix of missiles. In addition, the CITADEL system also includes the mobile air defence NOMADS with short range missiles tailored to the protection of land forces in a dynamic and contested land warfare environment. NOMADS features two launch canisters, each containing two missiles, a 3D radar and a Kongsberg PROTECTOR remote weapon station. NOMADS is fully integrated with NASAMS and other NATO systems, enabling autonomous and networked operations with multiple vehicles.
Kongsberg expects the contract to be signed later in 2024. The company will cooperate with Dutch industry and the weapon system deliveries will commence in 2028.
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