Missile Defense Agency

The US military will commission new missile defense base at Deveselu on Friday, where a component of NATO's missile defence shield in Europe will be installed, reads Stars and Stripes US publication, which quotes US military officials.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Titus Corlatean, has stated on Thursday that the missile shield that in the process of implementation at Deveselu (southern Romania) has a defensive nature and represents an essential contribution of Romania to the North Atlantic Alliance's security project.

The US government is continuing to advocate for the Patriot missile defense system after Turkey cited disagreements with the Chinese firm that initially won an air defense system bid

Turkey has again extended the deadline for bids for a multi-billion dollar anti-missile defense system tender, despite having provisionally awarded the deal to China last year.

Turkey’s much-anticipated anti-missile program is slipping into further uncertainity after local firm Aselsan’s emergence as a new candidate