Minister of National Defense Vasile Dincu sent Parliament a request on Friday, for pre-approval for the purchase of a 32 F-16 aircraft package from the Government of Norway and the package of goods and services from Government of the United States of America.On Friday, the Joint Standing Bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate considered the request of the Minister of National Defense for the pre-approval on the initiation of the procurement procedure for the package of 32 aircraft from the Government of Norway and the package of goods and services from to the United States of America Government. The request was forwarded to Parliament's Defense Committees."The concept of gradually achieving air defense capability under the 'Air Force Multirole Fighter' program, approved by CSAT [the Supreme Council for National Defence] decision, provides for the gradual realization of transitional air operational capability, by continuing the endowment with F-16 aircraft transferred from the surplus of other states by establishing a capacity consisting of at least 3 squadrons of 16 F-16 aircraft each, necessary to defend the airspace in time of peace, crisis and war, as well as to ensure the national contribution to collective defense. (...) The only solution currently identified, as a result of the analysis of the replies received to the requests for information, consists in the purchase from the Government of Norway of a package consisting of 32 F-16 aircraft, logistical support equipment and training services," Minister Dincu's request reads.According to the cited source, the Ministry of National Defense has decided to initiate steps for the purchase of the package of 32 F-16 aircraft from the surplus of the Norwegian Royal Air Force and the acquisition from the United States Government of the logistical support and equipment necessary for modernization."The estimated funds for achieving the transition operational capacity amount to about 454 million euros without VAT, of which the package proposed by the Government of Norway is approximately 354 million euros excluding VAT and 100 million euros excluding VAT for logistical support and the specific equipment included in the package from the US Government," the document also shows.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
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Electroputere VFU Pașcani, part of the group of private railway companies Grampet, presented on June 19 the diesel multiple unit (DMU) named Leon. The train, designed and made by Electroputere VFU Paşcani, is the first DMU entirely made in Romania in the last 80 years, the company explained. The three-car DMU has 145 seats, including […]
