At the meeting of the Romanian government, the request of the Ministry of National Defense to start the procurement procedure of PAC-2 GEM-T (Guided Enhanced Missile, Tactical) missiles for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) was approved. An official message regarding this has been published Web site office.
Plans call for the purchase of 200 European-made PAC-2 GEM-T missiles to support ground-based air defense capabilities as part of a major long-range surface-to-air missile (HSAM) program, the statement said.
The purchase agreement will be signed starting from 2024.
Previously, the first shots fired using the Patriot air defense system in Romania caused excitement. The Observator news portal believes that Romania failed the test of the Patriot system. According to its data, the launcher lost contact with one of the missiles and the other was launched automatically. Cotidianul newspaper states that the Patriot system, delivered from the USA at great expense, did not work as expected and considers this as a failure.
At the same time, the press service of the country’s defense headquarters statedIt was stated that the first tests of the Patriot air defense system in Romania were successful.
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