Aegis Ashore (Romania)
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Aegis Ashore (Romania) is a U.S.-operated land-based ballistic missile defense installation located at Deveselu in southern Romania, equipped with the Aegis combat system and SM-3 interceptors to help protect NATO allies from short- and intermediate-range missile threats.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballistic missile defense installation
ⓘ
land-based Aegis system ⓘ |
| allianceContext | North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Aegis shipboard missile defense architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameOperational | 2016 ⓘ |
| cannotLaunch | offensive cruise missiles according to U.S. and NATO statements ⓘ |
| claimedByRussiaAs | threat to its security ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredOperationalBy | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
intermediate-range ballistic missiles
ⓘ
medium-range ballistic missiles ⓘ short-range ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
Mk 41 Vertical Launching System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SM-3 interceptor missiles ⓘ Standard Missile-3 Block IB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Deveselu Military Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | key element of NATO’s eastern flank defense ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Deveselu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Olt County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
defend NATO allies against intermediate-range ballistic missiles
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defend NATO allies against medium-range ballistic missiles ⓘ defend NATO allies against short-range ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| notDesignedToCounter | intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| officialUSPosition | purely defensive system ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Phased Adaptive Approach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO ballistic missile defence system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWiderProgram | U.S. European Command missile defense architecture ⓘ |
| politicalContext | U.S.-Romania strategic partnership ⓘ |
| primaryRole | ballistic missile interception ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance European missile defense
ⓘ
strengthen NATO collective defense ⓘ |
| relatedInstallation | Aegis Ashore (Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityProvidedBy |
Romanian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTechnologyWith |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ticonderoga-class cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usesRadar | AN/SPY-1 radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSystem | Aegis Combat System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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