Xinhua Net:
BUCHAREST, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — Romania’s Chambers of Deputies adopted a bill on Tuesday for the purchase of seven Patriot missile defense systems from the United States.
The lower house of parliament adopted the army endowment bill with 279 votes in favour, one against, and one abstention, paving the way for seven Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to be purchased. Now that the bill has passed, the next step is for the Bucharest authorities to sign the contract with the United States, which is most likely to happen before Dec. 1, according to defence minister Mihai Fifor.
The acquisition, worth up to 3.9 billion U.S. dollars, will include seven Patriot Configuration 3+ units, complete with radars, control station, antenna, launching stations and power plants.
