Romania has tested thermobaric piercing ammunition, a product it is ready to manufacture for the Ministry of National Defense at the Plopeni Mechanical Plant, informs the Ministry of Economy, on its Facebook page."Today, at the Plopeni Mechanical Plant, we participated in the testing of the thermobaric piercing blast for AG-9 grenade launcher, for the homologation of the industrial prototype. This stage is part of the implementation of the manufacturing project, at industrial level, of thermobaric piercing ammunition for AG-9 grenade launcher, through the technological transfer from the Scientific Research Center for CBRN Defense and Ecology, at CN ROMARM SA," said Minister Spataru."A product of strategic importance and with a high market potential was tested at Plopeni, southern Prahova County. At present, thermobaric munitions are made by a small number of world producers, and those from the proposed configuration will be developed within the "thermobaric piercing " project is not currently in mass production or on the export list of the largest arms manufacturers in the world," Spataru added.The thermobaric piercing blast for AG-9 grenade launcher is an ammunition with combined shrapnel and blast effect, with the ability to pierce concrete, brick, earth waves and armored targets.The ammunition was developed in 2019, at the experimental model level, within the Military Equipment and Technologies Research Agency within the Ministry of National Defense, as was later on taken over for manufacturing in the defense industry, based on a technology transfer project funded by Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) and Romarm SA.
Update: After the counting of the almost 590,000 votes cast in Bucharest, Liberal (PNL) candidate Ciprian Ciucu won the elections for general mayor with 36.1% (over 211,000 votes), holding a lead of more than 14 percentage points over the runner-up. Anca Alexandrescu (21.94%), the candidate...
The exit polls published on Sunday, December 7, at 9 PM, give Ciprian Ciucu as the winner of the elections for Bucharest's new general mayor. The candidate backed by the center-right National Liberal Party won 32.7% of the votes, over 6% ahead of Daniel Băluță, who was backed by PNL’s coalition partner, the Social Democratic […]
Close to 1.8 million Bucharest residents are expected to cast their ballot on Sunday, December 7, to elect the city's next mayor. The post has been vacant since Nicușor Dan was elected president this May. He had secured a second mandate as mayor of Bucharest in June 2024, having won over 48% of the votes. […]
I am a bit late to the party, but I have thoughts (and concerns) on Radu Jude’s much talked-about Dracula, and even more thoughts (and compliments) on other films that I fear might have gone under the radar a bit. Let’s go! There is no more recognizable marketing asset for the local tourism (and no […]
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The 33rd edition of Concerto di Natale, held on December 13, 2025, at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome, will feature Romanian artists Stephanie Radu and Alin Stoica. The concert, a Christmas emblem, brings artists from all over the world before the international public. Soprano Stephanie Radu will perform two special moments, namely “Regalo di Natale,” her […]
