The last hour of the US State Department has approved the sale of a Patriot missile system to Romania, worth $ 280 million

The US State Department has approved the possible military sale to the Romanian Government of a Patriot anti -aircraft defense system and related equipment, the estimated value of the contract being $ 280 million. The American Agency for Defense and Security Cooperation (DSCA) has announced, in a press release, that it has sent the necessary certification for this possible sale on Monday, April 28, April 28, April 28, April 28.

According to the statement, the Government of Romania requested the purchase:

• to a radar set AN/MPQ-65 3+ increment configuration 3;
• to an employment control station AN/MSQ-132;
• of two M903 launch stations;
• and a power plant (EPP) III.

The following articles will be included:

• Kits to modify the launch stations;
• Patriot launcher conversion kit ADVANCED CAPILITY-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement;
• generators;
• spare parts for generators;
• main engines;
• spare parts for main engines;
• KG-250X crypt;
• Identification system “Friend or Foe” (“friend or enemy”) (IFF) an/TPX-57V1;
• KIV-77 crypt;
• training for communications equipment for staff;
• Advanced global defense positioning (DAGR) receivers;
• Technical assistance from representatives of the US government and contractors;
• engineering and logistics services;
• publications and technical documentation;
• secreted software;
• Books and Publications Secretization
• and other related logistics and program assistance elements.

The total estimated cost is $ 280 million, according to the American Agency for Defense and Security Cooperation.

“The proposed sale will support the objectives of the national foreign and security policy and security objectives, improving the security of an ally of NATO which represents an important force for political and economic stability in Europe,” the US Agency says.

According to DSCA, the proposed sale of this equipment and support will not change the basic military balance in the region.

The main contractors will be the American companies RTX Corporation, based in Andover, Massachusetts, and Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland.

At this time, the US government is not aware of any proposed compensation agreement in relation to this potential sale. Any compensation agreement will be defined in the negotiations between the buyer and the contractor, says DSCA, in the statement.

ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE US AGENCY:

• “The implementation of this proposed sale will require about five representatives of the US Government and five representatives of US contractors in Romania, for a period of up to three years, in order to support equipment and training.
• This proposed sale will have no negative impact on the preparation of the US Defense Domain.
• Description and value in dollars refer to the maximum estimated quantity and value based on the initial requirements. The real value in dollars will be lower, depending on the final requirements, the budget authority and the signed sales agreement (s), if and when they will (will) be concluded (s).“

At the beginning of January this year, The American Publication The Defense Post wrote that the Defense Department of the United States (Pentagon) allocated a $ 946 million contract to the Raytheon Technologies (RTX, no) weapons to provide Romania additional Patriot anti -aircraft defense systems.

Subsequently, the Ministry of National Defense in Bucharest stated that the amounts allocated by Pentagon for Patriot systems for Romania are those for the 3 already ordered by our country, not the new one to be delivered in exchange for the system donated to Ukraine.

“The Minister of National Defense, Angel Tîlvăvă, welcomed the recent production order launched by the US government to Raytheon to start the production of radar, conducting stations and missiles for the next three Patriot systems that will enter the Romanian Army,” said MApN, in a message distributed on January 3, on his Facebook page.

“The latest generation equipment, which is the basis of the following three Patriot systems for which Romania has signed the purchase contract at the end of 2023, will complete the strategic anti -aircraft defense capabilities, extremely important in the current security context in the Black Sea region,” said the Minister Tîlvă, at ​​that time, quoted in the MAP.

The order visa the production part of systems 5, 6 and 7 ordered by Romania. The contract for these contracts was signed by Romania with the US at the end of 2023. The order allocated by Pentagon concerned the component related to the American company Raytheon, the rest of the costs for the 3 Patriot systems to be divided to other companies, such as Lockheed Martin and Oshkosh.

The contract for the eighth system, which will replace what donated to Ukraine, are to be signed, at that time, for HotNews.ro, sources from the MApN.

The Defense Post noted that the new contract granted by Pentagon to Raytheon Technologies, one of the largest armament companies in the world, will cover firing units, which include advanced radars, control stations and interception missiles.

On April 4, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced that Romania will receive a new Patriot system, specifying that the purchase has been contracted and already paid.

Ciolacu was asked, at that time, in Timisoara, if Romania will receive a patriotic system in exchange for the one donated last year, given the position of the Alba House administration to aid for Ukraine.

“I contracted, I also raised the money. We have all the money, we received the money, we have already made the payment. The peak, I am glad to come to a new model,” said the head of the Government.

Romania donated a soil-air patriot missile system to Ukraine in September 2024. The cost of donation borne by Romania was estimated by the MApN, in the bill, at about 60 million dollars.

The Minister of Defense, Angel Tîlvă, stated in an interview with AGERPRES, in January, that the contract regarding the Patriot system that replaces the one ceded by Romania to Ukraine is to be signed.

“The US government has made the decision to approve the delivery to Romania of three Patriot systems, which were in the program. In addition to these three systems, in terms of this system we donated, which has a value of about 300 million … Already, partners from three NATO member states have contributed financially, Romania will only pay the transport and the VAT for these equipment.”