The contract for the purchase of a new airspace surveillance system for the National Army through EPF has been signed

CHISINAU, April 5, 2024 — The Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for the purchase of a new radar that will improve the monitoring of Moldova’s airspace. The purchase is made with the financial support of the European Union through the European Peace Facility (EPF) programme.

In this regard, the Director General of the Estonian Implementing Agency, Magnus-Valdemar Saar, and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the National Army, Brigadier General Sergiu Cirimpei, signed the Contract on the purchase of the radar to be delivered to the National Army.

On this occasion, Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatîi expressed his gratitude to the EU partners who contribute, through constant assistance, to the realization of the national objectives of strengthening defense capabilities, noting that such projects will continue for the benefit of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova.

At the same time, State Secretary Sergiu Plop had a meeting with the team of the Estonian Implementing Agency (ECDI) responsible for the purchase and implementation of the project. The officials discussed the assistance provided by the European Union through the EPF in various areas such as mobility, logistics, communications and airspace surveillance.

It is worth mentioning that the team of international experts was in the Republic of Moldova during the period of the visit. They had meetings with specialists from the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff in order to finalize the issues related to equipment and technical purchase projects within the EPF for the modernization of the National Army.