The air defense has become stronger: as AIM-9x missiles will strengthen the protection of the Ukrainian sky

The NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems available in the Armed Forces may probably be fired by the enemy's air purposes and low-range missiles AIM-9x. Defense Express analysts explain how it increases the capabilities of Ukrainian air defense. The NASAMS anti-aircraft missile complexes available in the Armed Forces can probably be fired by the enemy's aircraft now and low-range missiles, which indicates the appropriate video.

The peculiarity here is that the AIM-9X was created as the air-air missile, its adaptation for use with NASAMS took place relatively recently (the corresponding trials took place in the summer-autumn of 2022), but the very fact of the appearance of such frames at the same time gave birth to users at the same time Social networks of the assumption that Ukraine could receive the latest NASAMS III (although this assumption is not justified).

In this story, it is more appropriate to focus on the question of what is the ability to use AIM-9x for the capabilities of our air defense. The picture looks as follows. Open accessories are evidence that when firing with NASAMS, the AIM-9X rocket has a start-up range of up to 10 kilometers.

That is, it can be called more auxiliary element for nasams outfit because of the range factor, the leading role here will still belong to AIM-120 Amraam missiles, which have a range of starting from these SPRs approximately 20-25 kilometers (in the case of Amraam-Er, the declared indicator increases to 40 kilometers). The fact that AIM-9X is included in the Arsenal of Our NASAMS ARCs may also look as one way to soften the deficiency of anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine's air defense.

In fact, it is "both yes and not" at the same time. We can start by comparing the costs of AIM-9X missiles and the same AIM-120 amraam, both "internal" and export. For example, for the 2024 financial year, the AIM-20C-8 missile has an "domestic" cost for the US Armed Forces at $ 1. 37 million, and export is currently a maximum known figure-$ 2. 42 million per unit (in case of contract for a contract for Finland). In the case of AIM-9x, these figures are $ 0. 74 million and $ 1. 1 million.

But here it is worth noting that Raytheon has been working on the integration of AIM-9X in the NASAMS SPRs, first of all, to improve the combat efficiency of the complex itself. This goal was to be achieved by judging the topic (if NASAMS is charged at the same time, a short -range rockets at the same time, as the SPR will repel the attack of cruise missiles), which was known in early October 2022.