The Government approved on Thursday, through a memorandum, the request of the Ministry of National Defense towards the Romanian Parliament in regards to obtaining of prior approval for initiating the procedure for acquiring PAC-2 GEM-T missiles, in order to strengthen the air defense capability with the ground base related to the essential endowment program "High Range Surface-to-Air Missile System (HSAM)"."Through this memorandum, the Ministry of National Defense requests the Parliament's prior approval to initiate the procedure for purchasing 200 PAC-2 GEM-T missiles of European production, in order to strengthen the air defense capability with the ground base related to the essential endowment program" High-range surface-to-air missile system (HSAM)," the Executive press release reads.The purchase contract will start in 2024, according to the quoted source.