Romania aims to buy the latest generation U.S. F-35 fighter planes to boost its air defenses, the country's supreme defense council said on April 11. The European Union and NATO state has raised defense spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product this year from 2 percent in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Romania, which shares a 650-kilometer border with Ukraine, is to host to a U.S. ballistic missile defense system and has a permanent alliance battlegroup stationed on its territory. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Romania Aims To Buy F-35 Fighter Planes To Boost Air Defenses
Romania's supreme defense council said the modernization process of the country's air force will continue with the acquisition of the latest generation of F-35 jets. (file photo)