"We had and still have some equipment manufactured in the east, which was not interoperable with NATO," Hanganu says, explaining the reason for the acquisition. "These two frigates are interoperable with NATO forces since they previously served a NATO power.
“Imali smo i još uvek imamo nešto opreme proizvedene na Istoku, koja nije bila kompatibilna sa zahtevima NATO”, kaže Hanganu, objašnjavajući razloge za kupovinu fregata. “Te dve fregate mogu da funkcionišu u okviru NATO snaga, pošto su prethodno bile u sastavu zemlje članice Alijanse.