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Romania Acquires Patriot Missiles


September 18, 2020
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On September 16, Romania received its first battery ofPatriot surface-to-air-missiles from the United States. In anagreement valued at roughly $4 billion, Romania will take delivery of seven Patriot batteries, including 56 PAC-2 GEM-T and 168 PAC-3 MSE interceptors. Romania is expected to receive an additional three batteries in the coming year and its final three batteries in 2022.

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Romania receives Patriot missiles from U.S. to boost defences,Reuters
Romania Unveils Patriot Missile System on Black Sea,Balkan Insight

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Masao Dahlgren is a fellow with the CSIS Missile Defense Project, where he focuses on deterrence and emerging technologies.

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Masao Dahlgren, "Romania Acquires Patriot Missiles,"Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 18, 2020, last modified September 18, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/romania-acquires-patriot-missiles/.

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