Belgium plans to spend 3.1 bn euros on NASAMS and skyranger systems

Belgium is planning to buy 10 ​advanced surface-to-air missile ‌system (NASAMS) launchers from Kongsberg and 20 Skyranger short-range air ​defence systems from ​Rheinmetall for a total price ⁠of 3.1 billion ​euros, a Belgian official ​told Reuters on Thursday.

The plans, which are subject to approval ​from Belgium's council ​of ministers this week, could be ‌announced ⁠at a NATO summit in Ankara next week, the official said.

Belgium ​aims to ​make ⁠both purchases using Dutch framework contracts ​in order to ​move ⁠faster, the official added.

The official did not provide ⁠a ​breakdown of ​the costs.

-Reuters