The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Romania of Javelin anti-armour missiles, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 12 December 2023.
The proposed sale, which is estimated to be worth USD 80 M (EUR 73.3 M), has been passed to the US Congress for final approval
Romania has requested to buy 263 Javelin FGM-148F missiles and 26 Javelin Light Weight Command Launch Units. Also included in the package are enhanced producibility basic skills trainers; missile simulation rounds; Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) technical assistance; Tactical Air Ground Missiles (TAGM) Project Office technical assistance; other associated equipment and services; and other related elements of logistics and programme support.
Up until now the Romanian Land Forces’ anti-tank weapons have been Soviet/Russian-designed systems.
The prime contractor for the Javelin sale will be the Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture, based out of Lockheed Martin’s facility in Orlando, Florida, and Raytheon’s site in Tucson, Arizona.
Romania has made significant acquisitions of US land systems over the last year. For example, in July the US State Department approved a sale to Romania of 21 Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs), while on 9 November the sale of 54 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to Romania was approved.
Romania is also an operator of the US Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter and has announced its intention to buy 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
