NATO member Romania signs deal with US to buy F-35 jets

NATO member Romania on Thursday signed a deal with Washington to buy 32 F-35 jets, citing an “acute need for credible deterrent and defensive capabilities” as war rages on in neighboring Ukraine. With an estimated cost of $6.5 billion approved by Romania’s parliament, it is the most expensive military purchase by the poor eastern European country, which has gained in strategic importance since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

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