US EditionRomania, Poland Take Different Tacks on Buying New Combat Vehicles
ROMANIA, JUL 21 – Romania will acquire six advanced Israeli short- and very short-range air defense systems to enhance protection against drones and missiles amid regional instability, officials said.
- On Monday, Romania signed a framework agreement to buy Shorad-Vshorad systems, valued at over €2 billion with six systems through three further contracts.
- Since Russia's 2022 invasion, Romania, along its 650-kilometer Ukraine border, has had Russian drone fragments regularly falling on its soil.
- Built to intercept low-altitude threats, the deal includes training, ammunition and logistical support, and Romanian defense officials said it integrates into NATO frameworks.
- The Romanian Ministry of Defense said the deal strengthens national airspace protection and counters eastern flank threats, marking a significant upgrade amid regional instability.
- Under the seven-year framework, the first two systems arrive within three years, complementing Romania's earlier $6.5 billion F-35 purchase, Romanian Ministry of Defense said.
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Romania, Poland take different tacks on buying new combat vehicles
WARSAW, Poland — As numerous Eastern European allies pursue acquisitions of infantry fighting vehicles, Romania and Poland are advancing plans to boost their tracked vehicle fleets, yet with different strategies towards foreign suppliers and technology transfers.In Romania, the country’s government decided on July 10 to launch its much-awaited program to replace outdated Soviet-times MLI-84 tracked infantry fighting vehicles with new gear. Bucha…
Romania will buy six short- and very short-range air defense systems from Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for more than two billion euros (over 49.2 billion crowns). This is part of a framework agreement between Bucharest and the company, which is known for its Iron Dome air defense system. The seven-year contract commits Romania to further future purchases.
The Ministry of National Defence (MAPN) buys from the Israelis of Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd SHORAD-VSHORAD air systems worth 10.33 billion without VAT, so over 2 billion euros, in full budget crisis. The MAPN article costs over 2 billion euros on former Israeli systems SHORAD-VSHORAD, in full budgetary crisis appears for the first time in Romania TV.
Romania, in the midst of modernizing its defenses, announced today that it has reached a seven-year agreement with Israel to procure military anti-aircraft systems, worth more than two billion euros.
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