Norway will invest $ 400 million in the production of air defense drones and missiles in Ukraine
“Today, the Norwegian Minister of Defense went to Ukraine. It was decided to invest $ 400 million in our production – new funding, mainly for drones ”said the Ukrainian president, Sunday, June 22 in the evening, in his daily video speech, following the visit to kyiv de Tore Onshuus Sandvik.
Volodymyr Zelensky added on behalf of the two countries: ” We work together to create all the conditions necessary for the production of air defense systems in Ukraine ”. The largest Norwegian defense company, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, has already opened an office in Ukraine as part of this cooperation, he said.
The Norwegian Ministry of Defense confirmed in a statement published on X that “Norway will finance the production of missiles [sol-air] Nasams in Ukraine ”,, “Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has[yant] concluded an agreement with a large Ukrainian company for the development and production of [ces] missiles ”.
The Nasams Norwegian system saves lives every day in Ukraine and plays a crucial role in the protection of critical infrastructure. This is why it is important that the Norwegian government finances the development of less expensive missiles for the Nasams system in Ukraine ”said the Norwegian Minister of Defense.
Source: Lemonde