The US State Department has approved a $3.9 billion Patriot missile sale to Romania, a deal which is likely to anger neighboring Russian Federation.
In the maneuvers, 500 soldiers and 30 air defense systems from Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the United States were activated. "This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded".
The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement on Tuesday that the sale will boost the defensive capabilities of the Romanian military.
Under the possible deal, Romania will also get equipment for communications, tools, test, training and support, prime movers, generators, technical documentation, spare and fix parts, personnel training and full technical support.
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The State Department has cleared the sale of seven Patriot missile defense systems for Romania just days after announcing a roadmap forward for landing the system in Poland, defensenews.com informs. Raytheon and Lockheed Martin will be the prime contractors.
Apart from Lithuania, 'Tobruq Legacy 2017' will be conducted in the Czech Republic and Romania under the auspices of NATO's Joint Force Air Component Command.
"This will also help in Bucharest" to enhance the defensive capabilities of the country's armed forces against aggression and to protect North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies who train regularly within the borders of Romania". Romania has been a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member since 2004 and has contributed troops to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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