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Investing.com -- Romania has signed a framework agreement to purchase Israeli-made Shorad-Vshorad anti-aircraft systems for more than 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), according to the Romanian defense ministry on Monday.
The agreement with Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which manufactures Israel’s Iron Dome defense system with U.S. backing, will run for seven years. It provides for the signing of three additional contracts to acquire six integrated anti-aircraft systems.
These contracts will also include training, ammunition, and logistical support. The first two Vshorad systems are scheduled for delivery within three years after the signing of the first of these three contracts.
Romania, a member of both NATO and the European Union, shares a 650 km (400 mile) border with Ukraine. The country has experienced Russian drone fragments falling onto its territory multiple times over the past two years as Moscow attacks Ukrainian port infrastructure.
European countries including Romania have been working to increase their defense spending since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, partly in response to pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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