Thales to Strengthen Romania’s Airspace Protection With Twelve Ground Master 200 MM/A Radars

• The Romanian General Directorate for Armaments and the French Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA – the French defence procurement agency) have signed an agreement to supply twelve Thales GM200 Multi-Mission All-in-one (GM200 MM/A) radars to protect the Romanian airspace.
• This government-to-government agreement underlines the high level of partnership between France and Romania, within the framework of the European Union’s SAFE funding programme, in order to bolster Europe’s defence capabilities.
• The GM200 MM/A is part of Thales’ proven Ground Master radar family, which has already been deployed in over 40 countries, including now in Romania.

This agreement is also a testament to the ties between Romania and France, two nations committed to strengthening NATO’s eastern flank. For over two decades, Thales has been a trusted partner in Romania, supporting the country’s defence modernisation and employing more than 850 people there. Romania is also home to one of the Group’s global engineering competence centres. For Thales, this agreement is another milestone in a long-standing relationship with Romania, combining local expertise with global innovation. By strengthening and growing the country’s engineering talent and industrial partnerships, Thales will fully contribute to building a future in which European nations will trust their collective security capabilities.“On behalf of Thales, I would like to sincerely thank the Romanian and French Ministries of Defence for their trust. Our Group fully supports Romania’s ambition to develop long-term industrial capacity and expertise in the radar domain. In the spirit of the SAFE initiative, we will create a Radar Competence Centre to accompany this agreement. We stand ready to expand partnerships with Romanian industry, to strengthen localisation, sustain operational readiness, and contribute to future NATO and European initiatives involving Romania.”
Pascale Sourisse, Senior Executive Vice-President, International Development, Thales.“These orders are carried out as part of acquisitions managed by France through the FASt (French Acquisition for Strategic partners) mechanism, set up by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for acquisitions on behalf of and for the account of France’s partner countries. Franco-Romanian cooperation, already very dynamic in its operational dimension, is also strengthened at the capability level by Bucharest’s choice to equip its armed forces with French industrial solutions.”
Patrick Pailloux, Director General for Armaments.

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