Aegis Ashore facility in Romania is “technically capable”

Reuters reports that both Romania and United States will declare the construction of the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense facility is over and the installation is now “technically capable.” The announcement is expected today.

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By Missile Defense Agency – United States Department of Defense (United States Naval Institute News) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Anonymous U.S. defense and government officials say the site will achieve initial operational capability next year.

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