ACTMedia - Romanian Business News
The Romanian Army will procure by the end of the year the first Patriot missile system, our country requesting that the payment be allowed in installments and maintenance be carried out in Romania, National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor stated on Wednesday.
"What I can tell you and assure you is that by the end of the year, the Romanian Army will procure the first Patriot system. We are waiting for the approval letter of the United States so that we can move on to contracting and we can purchase the first programme," the minister affirmed at the "Global SOF Symposium Europe" taking place in Bucharest.
According to him, the procurement of a Patriot system is a "government to government type" purchase and "maintenance will be carried out in Romania by one of the Romanian companies."
Fifor described his visit to the United States as "successful". "The meeting with Secretary of Defense, Mr Mattis was as conclusive as possible in this respect. The American side once more highlighted the role held by Romania in this Strategic Partnership with the United States," the Romanian minister specified.
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