Germany Plans to Purchase Norwegian NOMAD Air Defense Systems for Ukraine

The German government is considering making the new Norwegian air defense system NOMADS available to the Ukrainian armed forces, reports Hartpunkt.

The Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace announced the market launch of the National Maneuver Air Defense System (NOMADS) on June 18 at the Eurosatory trade fair in Paris. This is a highly mobile, rocket-based air defense system for protecting maneuver elements of the land forces near the front on a tracked chassis from the German company FFG.

According to Kongsberg, NOMADS was developed for the Norwegian army and consists of a SHORAD (Short Range Air Defense) module mounted on an armored vehicle with high off-road capabilities. This is the ACSV G5 from FFG in Flensburg. The company is supplying 50 vehicles of this type in different configurations to the Norwegian armed forces.

The SHORAD module integrates the most important command and control functions and applications of the NASAMS medium-range system and includes a passive search missile and an AESA radar, writes Kongsberg. The system is capable of detecting and intercepting drones, UAVs, cruise missiles, helicopters and aircraft. The Norwegian NOMADS vehicles will be equipped with the Iris-T SLS guided missile from Diehl.

According to reports, Norway's armed forces will receive six vehicles, four have already been delivered. The NOMADS system is tailor-made for the protection of mobile battle groups, transport routes, command centers and logistical facilities. In addition, the air defense capability with command and control (C2), radar with IFF and missiles are combined on a single platform. This enables autonomous air defense operations day and night.

The Dutch armed forces are the second user of NOMADS to express interest and apparently want to enter into the contract concluded with Norway. The Dutch need 18 vehicles, which will then be equipped with the AIM-9X missile.

In order to make NOMADS available to Ukraine, as Germany is considering, German components would have to be used if only Germany were to finance the project. However, if a country such as Sweden were to participate, the integration of a Saab radar would also be an option. The Danish company Weibel is currently supplying the radar for the Norwegian NOMADS. Diehl Defence would certainly also be an important partner in a Ukraine solution, as the company is the manufacturer of the Iris-T SLS guided missile.

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