Minister of National Defense Mihai Fifor said on Friday that Romania has accomplished the goals set for this year as regards the endowment of the Army. “No farther than last week, the Ministry of National Defense has paid for another three ‘PATRIOT’ long-range missile defense systems, which is exactly according to plan. In February this year we paid for the first HIMARS system. The bidding process for the four multi-purpose corvettes that will be built in a Romanian shipyard is in full swing and we hope that in two weeks at the most we will know the outcome of the procedure. We are also in full process of negotiation with the Craiova aircraft factory for the upgrade of the Hawk IAR-99 airplane, and we hope to close the procedure this year. The procurement of the multi-purpose wheeled vehicles, specifically for the trucks for the Romanian Army is also underway,” DefMin Mihai Fifor said. He also mentioned that the first two PIRANHA 5 8×8 armored carriers have left the facility of Swiss manufacturer Mowag, heading for the Bucharest Mechanical Plant; the two are the first of a fleet of 36 carriers that will endow the Romanian Army under the first major Armed Forces equipment program carried out with the allocation of 2 percent of GDP for Defense. “We can say that this year, the government has shown that Romania is a good and trustworthy partner for the North Atlantic Alliance, but also within the strategic partnership with the US. Let me remind you that this is the second consecutive year where the Romanian Government allocates 2 percent of the GDP for Defense. Premier Viorica Dancila has made it perfectly clear that this allocation will continue in the following years. As a matter of fact, the 2019 budget draft for the Ministry of National Defense is ready, the budget allocation is equally 2 percent, with major to-dos to accomplish next year,” said Minister Mihai Fifor. “Drawing the line, we can say yes, Romania has once again shown that it is a credible partner to the North Atlantic Alliance and also for the strategic partnership with the US,” the Minister of National Defense concluded.
A Romanian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft evacuated 10 Palestinian patients from Gaza on Wednesday, September 17, in a humanitarian mission coordinated with European and international partners, Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations (DSU) said. The patients, accompanied by 28 relatives, were flown from Israel’s Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport to Bucharest’s 90th Airlift Base […]
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Fewer than three out of four Romanians have a good opinion about the introduction of voluntary military service, a ratio slightly lower compared to a decade ago in 2015, the percentage being now lower among the AUR and PSD electorate, according to an ISCOP Research survey published on September 17 in the context of Russia […]
Romanian president Nicusor Dan informed the Parliament that he approved a request by the United States to bring additional forces to Mihail Kogalnicanu base at the Black Sea, in light of the rising tensions in the Middle East, according to
In a couple of meetings expected to generate a breakthrough on four key topics on September 17, Romania's ruling coalition deferred a final decision on the local administration staff cutting and the prolongation of the food price capping mechanism, according to Observatornews.ro....
Hungary's state company MVM responded to rumours, saying it has not abandoned plans to take over E.ON's Romanian subsidiary – but it only "temporarily withdrew from the FSR mechanism" because the approval of the investment by the Romanian authorities takes more than expected and the company needs to "balance its costs and resources," according to
