A missile defense system costs a lot and the Moldovan authorities are making considerable effort to strengthen at least the airspace monitoring capacity. According to Minister of Defense Anatolie Nosatyi, discussions are held with the development partners for the National Army to be supplied with special equipment for supervising the airspace. The monitoring of airspace will enable to inform the population about eventual rocket attacks on Moldova in real time, IPN reports.
The minister said the risk of a military aggression is minimal as long as the Ukrainian army manages to keep the front line far from Moldova’s border. The elements of the hybrid war waged by Russia on Moldova through pro-Russian forces from inside the country are the most serious threats to internal stability.
“There are no direct military threats and dangers. We yet daily witness indirect dangers in the country. Forces that do not have good intentions and pursue other goals than the national interests try to destabilize the situation in the country. Destabilization is one of the desiderata of the pro-Russian, anti-constitutional forces that do not act in the interests of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. Airspace protection is a subject that hadn’t been intensely discussed earlier as it is a very costly issue. But the existing risks and threats made us review this approach and come with concrete actions to ensure the informing of the citizens about eventual dangers and to teach them how to act,” Anatolie Nosatyi stated in the program “Reflection Points” on Vocea Basarabiei channel.
The minister of defense noted that since the war in Ukraine started, airspace security has been a priority of the Moldovan government. A modern missile defense system is very expensive and the Republic of Moldova cannot afford one. But the airspace monitoring system can be improved so as to inform the population about possible dangers.
“We should also be able to intercept these rockets, but the current equipment of the National Army does not enable to cover the whole territory. We use the state funds allocated for the defense sector, which were raised for this year. We are having discussions with several producers and in the near future will strengthen the airspace monitoring capacity,” said Anatolie Nosatyi.
After the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, fragments of a number of Russian missiles fell on Moldova’s territory, in the northern districts. The last time such an incident happened on February 16, when parts of a rocket were found by a border police patrol close to Larga village of Briceni district.
