According to the Romanian News Agency (AGERPRES) website, the Romanian Army will procure by the end of the year the first Patriot American-made air defense missile system, Romania requesting that the payment be allowed in installments and maintenance be carried out in Romania, National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor stated on Wednesday, October 3, 2017. Read full news at this link ...
| U.S. Army Spc. Nyh-Kwquan McCauley, patriot missile operator and maintainer with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, signals to Spc. Jordan Thomas, patriot missile operator and maintainer with Battery B, 1-43 ADA, to prepare a missile interceptor for movement while conducting a march order and emplacement during an operational readiness exercise October 14, 2016. (Source pictures United States MoD) |