Romania: Pentagon awards contract to replace Romania’s Patriot system (…)

January 3, 2025

Pentagon awards contract to replace Romania’s Patriot system donated to Ukraine
Jan 3, 2025

Pentagon awards contract to replace Romania’s Patriot system donated to Ukraine.

On Friday, January 3, aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies was awarded a USD 946 million contract by the US Pentagon to deliver an additional Patriot missile systems to Romania, aimed at bolstering the country's air defense capabilities by 2029. The contract, which includes (…)

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