Romania cleared to buy Patriot air defense missile system

The U.S. State Department has cleared the Foreign Military Sale case of Patriot air defense missile system to Romania. Congress was informed on the decision on Jul. 10.

U.S. Army Soldiers, with the 5th Battalion 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, stage “Patriot” missile defense systems for a “Patriot Shock” exercise in Capu Midia, Romania on November 4, 2016. The weeklong exercise tests the unit’s quick response deployment readiness and increases joint interoperability with “Patriot” missile systems and their Romanian partners. (DoD News photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Kimball)

The proposed $3.9 billion deal consists of seven Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units along with 56 MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-TBM (GEM-T) missiles and 168 Patriot Advanced Capabilty-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles.