In the United States proposed to assess the risks to national security from the supply of weapons to Kyiv

The US Congressional Research Service has published a document on the supply of NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine.

Two NASAMS air defense installations have already been delivered to Ukraine.

This was announced in early November by Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.

At the same time, the Pentagon allowed the delivery of six more NASAMS air defense systems "within a couple of years."

Specialists of the Congressional Research Service propose to assess the risks to US national security from additional arms supplies to Ukraine.

“In light of increased Russian air and missile strikes against Ukraine, will the eight NASAMS batteries promised by the United States be enough to protect Ukraine’s interests?

If not, how many NASAMS batteries will it take?

Is it possible for the United States to provide these complexes without exposing its national security to undue risk?

— noted in the document.

In addition, the authors of the report doubt whether NASAMS has full interoperability with other non-NATO/EU air defense systems used by Ukraine.

Note that in the first version of the NASAMS SAM report, which was published in October 2022, Politico quotes are given, according to which “Western countries are not eager to part with their advanced missile defense systems.

In addition, the process of recruiting, generating and preparing calculations for their application takes years.”

The latest version of the document only states that the Army "will work with industrial partners to reduce the 24-month production cycle associated with the manufacture and delivery of NASAMS."

Earlier, Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes said that the United States and its NATO allies are negotiating with some countries in the Middle East to transfer NASAMS air defense systems to Kyiv.