Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair has explained the problems with the delivery of the Norwegian NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine, which has already been paid for. He stated that the completion of the contract was ensured by the United States, which faced problems with financing. The minister promised to speed up the process, the Edmonton Journal reports UNN.
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The Americans have to provide funding to complete the contracts with the Norwegian manufacturer Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace... We tried to speed up the process. Unfortunately, the Americans faced some problems with their own financing
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According to Bill Blair, without the joint agreement with the United States, it would have taken years to acquire NASAMS through the normal procurement process.
Of course, the US ambassador defended us on behalf of his government, and I spoke to the office of the Secretary of Defense. They understand that this is very urgent for us. Ukraine has said that they want us to deliver these NASAMS missiles as soon as possible, and we are doing everything we can
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