President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Thursday the law regarding the donation of a Patriot surface-to-air missile system to third parties.

The law on the completion of art. 1 of Law no. 222/2017 for implementing the „Ground-based air defense capability”, related to the essential endowment program „High-range surface-to-air missile system (HSAM)”, was decisively adopted by the Chamber of Deputies on September 3.

The object of the regulatory act is the approval of a donation act for a Patriot surface-to-air missile system, in the configuration agreed with the American partner.

Also, according to the law, „the Government of Romania is empowered to undertake the necessary steps, for the reconstitution of the air defense capability with the ground base, related to the essential endowment program „High Range Surface-to-Air Missile System (HSAM)”, by assigning to the Government of the United States of America the Letter of Offer and Acceptance type state contracts – (LOA) specific to the Foreign Military Sales Program – (FMS) for the purchase of 1 (one) Patriot surface-to-air missile system configuration 3+, respectively of the major equipment, means of transport, materials, parts, maintenance equipment, the initial logistic support package and the training service, cryptographic and special regime equipment”.

At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense is empowered to ensure the sums necessary to pay the fees and commissions related to the reconstitution of the ground-based air defense capability.

AGERPRES