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Romanian government backs Patriot system transfer to Ukraine, awaits Parliament’s approval

Romania approved a bill to donate a Patriot missile system to Ukraine, pending urgent parliamentary approval. Romania also seeks a replacement system from allies, particularly the US, to sustain its air defense capabilities.
byYuri Zoria
02/09/2024
2 minute read
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Patriot air defense system’s launcher, illustrative image. Photo via Eastnews.ua.
Romanian government backs Patriot system transfer to Ukraine, awaits Parliament’s approval

On 2 September 2024, the Romanian government approved a legislative proposal to donate a Patriot surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine, according to a government press release. The proposal, which seeks to amend the law on ground-based air defense capabilities, will now be sent to Parliament for urgent approval.

Russia carries out daily air attacks on Ukraine, usually with 10-30 Shahed drones and several missiles targeting civilian and military sites. Occasionally, it launches dozens of missiles and drones to overwhelm air defenses, targeting the power grid. Earlier this summer, President Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs 25 Patriot systems to protect the skies and at least 7 to secure key urban areas. Patriot is Ukraine’s only system capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.

Mihai Constantin, the government’s spokesperson, explained that after parliamentary approval, the government would be able to issue a decision to operationalize the donation, according to Digi24.

Earlier, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense specified that one of Romania’s seven Patriot systems, in a 3+ configuration purchased from the US, would be provided to Ukraine. Configuration 3+ is reportedly the most modern variant of the system and is used by the US and nearly 20 other allies. Of the seven systems, four have already arrived in Romania, with two operational, and the remaining three expected soon.

The donation will be made through an amendment to the 2017 law under which Romania bought the Patriot systems from the United States for nearly 4 billion dollars.

The Patriot Configuration 3+ features high-performance radar systems and advanced PAC-3 aerial interceptor missiles, capable of striking ballistic missiles at distances of up to 20 kilometers. Each battery contains four PAC-3 missiles, an improvement over the previous PAC-2 version which contained only one.

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