Romania buys Spyder air defense system as part of ‘largest deal’ in Rafael history, CEO says
Romania has taken a number of steps to upgrade its defenses amid the war in Ukraine just across its border, including acquiring other Israeli systems.
Rheinmetall locks in wide-ranging $6.6 billion weapons package with Romania
Romania is due to become the second Lynx operator on NATO's eastern flank after Hungary's 2020 order of 218 vehicles.
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Romania deploys F-16s after Russian drone strike on civilian infrastructure
Romania has further requested that allied anti-drone capabilities be deployed to its territory in order to bolster its defenses as well as NATO’s eastern flank.
As drones menace European airspace, US Army tests c-UAS systems in Germany
Separately, American soldiers also trained with Polish and Romanian allies on the Merops c-UAS system, already in use in Ukraine.
Pentagon policy shop stonewalling Congress, Republican senators say
"I can’t even get a response, and we’re on your team!” an exasperated Sen. Dan Sullivan told a Trump administration nominee.
Romania selects Rafael’s Spyder air defense system
The total amount of the deal will be worth more than $2.3 billion, according to an official statement.
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Ukraine battalion commander: More air defenses, deep strike permissions opens way to victory
Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev, Commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Battalion, told Breaking Defense that Washington opening up deep strikes into Russia gives Ukraine a "chance" at victory.
Raytheon secures near $1B Patriot order from Romania
Patriot has been credited with shooting down Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles during the war in Ukraine, but delivery delays have been a point of tension in recent months.
Romania signs LOA to secure entry to F-35 club
"This decision marks a significant milestone in Romania's defense strategy and its commitment to maintaining a robust and advanced military force," Lockheed Martin said in a statement.
US greenlights ‘electronic attack’ system for Italy, torpedoes for India and radars for Romania
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale of the electronic warfare system to Italy would "improve Italy’s capability to meet current and future threats by increasing interoperability with the United States Air Force (USAF) and disrupting enemy command and control communications when Italy is contributing to overseas contingency operations."
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US grants $920M loan to Romania to buy US-made weapons
Romania becomes the second country to receive money under a new authority granted to the State Department.
State clears potential $4.1B KC-46 refuelers sale to Japan, $7.2B F-35 stealth fighters sale to Romania
Japan would be permitted to buy up to nine additional KC-46A tankers, while Romania would be cleared to acquire 32 F-35As.
Romania buying $1B in K9 and K10 artillery systems from Hanwha Aerospace
The deal covers 54 K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers and 36 K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles, making Romania the 10th operator of the K9 and third operator of the K10 worldwide,
BAE Systems eyes larger AMPV production line, new variants, foreign customers
As company leaders eye new AMPV variants and potential international customers, they want to boost the York facility's annual production capacity up towards 220 vehicles.