Why a Next-Gen NATO Radar Was Relocated to Romania’s Tulcea?
NATO relocated from Italy to Romania, in Tulcea county, a state-of-the-art American radar, the Deputy Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Mircea Geoană, explained, on Digi 24, that it is expected that the radar will remain in our country until February, in the context of Russia’s attacks on the Danube.
The radar – which can detect and track targets from over 450 kilometers away – was moved this month to the village of Cataloi in Tulcea County.
The deputy secretary of NATO explained to Digi24 that the relocation of the radar in Romania came in the context of the latest Russian attacks on the Danube, on the border with Ukraine, and strengthens the military defense in the Danube Delta area.
“I’m glad that at Romania’s request, our military commanders approved it. At the moment when the Danube ports in Ukraine were attacked, NATO had to, in consultation with Romania, take measures to protect an area that is in the vicinity of the conflict. And there is a special operation every 6 months, it’s called Increased Vigilance Operation (…) And then, our military commanders and our political leaders said that there is a stability problem in the Danube Delta area because the Russians will continue to attack these port infrastructures. So far we have not seen an intention, a deliberate attack by Russia in the territory of Romania, but that does not mean that there are no potentially dangerous actions. Then, at the request of the Romanians, we looked at the military reality of that area, we seen where we already have existing capabilities and our military leaders together with the Romanian military leaders have found that there is an area for certain type of attacks, especially with drones used by the Russians, and additional radar would be needed to complement the missile defense on which we already have in Romania,” declared Mircea Geoană.
The deputy secretary of NATO explained that there will be Russian drone attacks in the coming period on the Danube. on the Danube, which is why it is expected that the radar will remain in Romania until February next year.
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