According to information published by Bursa on July 15, 2022, the Romanian Minister of Defense, Vasile Dincu, said during an interview that he has signed a letter of intent to buy French-made Scorpene class submarines and helicopters. The Romanian Minister of Defence said that they have learned the lessons from what is happening in Ukraine and they want to see in the coming period whether the initial programming of the Armed Forces 2040 project, which passed the Supreme Council of National Defence two years ago, still meets the current requirements or not. He said that the national defense industry could benefit from rapid development following the establishment by NATO of the Defence Innovation Accelerator (DIANA), which is funded in the first phase with €2 billion. About the Scorpene class submarines The Scorpène-class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarines jointly developed by the French Naval Group (formerly the Direction des Constructions Navales) and the Spanish company Navantia, https://www.navyrecognition.com/ reads. The Scorpène class of submarines has four subtypes including the CM-2000 conventional diesel-electric version, the AM-2000 air-independent propulsion (AIP) derivative, the downsized CA-2000 coastal submarine, and the enlarged S-BR for the Brazilian Navy, without AIP. The Scorpéne-class submarines are in service with Chile, Malaysia, India, and Brazil. The Scorpène submarine is capable of carrying out all types of missions, such as anti-surface vessel warfare, anti-submarine warfare, long-range strikes, special operations, or intelligence gathering. It is extremely stealthy and fast, and is equipped with a comprehensive range of weapons (torpedoes, missiles, mines). The Scorpène submarine can carry 18 torpedoes and missiles or 30 mines. It is equipped with six bow-located 21in torpedo tubes providing salvo launch capability. Positive discharge launching is by an air turbine pump. It can launch anti-ship and anti-submarine torpedoes, as well as anti-surface missiles. The handling and loading of weapons are automated.
The Holland & Barrett brand, a British chain of stores specializing in dietary supplements and vegan food and one of the largest companies in the health and wellness sector in Europe, is preparing to open its first own stores in Romania. The chain will enter the local market through the Greek company Fourlis, which also […]
Archaeologists from the Buzău County Museum, in southern Romania, have discovered 31 human settlements on the construction site of a wind farm. The region where the settlements were discovered was chosen for a new wind farm because of its favorable meteorological conditions, and annual tests were conducted as early as 2010. Construction work began in […]
Romania has become the EU country with the highest unemployment rate among young people under 25 (26.3%), according to official Eurostat data published in December 2024 and analyzed by the Social Monitor, a project of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Romania. Thus, Romania surpassed states such as Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment has always been […]
In its half-year report for the second half of 2024, TikTok said it blocked 33,000 spam accounts in Romania and nearly 100,000 fake accounts. It highlighted its intense activity in blocking fraudulent activity related to Romania, particularly during the electoral campaign, indirectly admitting the...
Moldovan president Maia Sandu has acknowledged that some local entrepreneurs are transferring capital to Romania due to its stability as a European Union and NATO member state. Speaking about the country's economic stagnation in 2024, when GDP grew by only 0.1%, and the technical recession in the second half of the year, Sandu highlighted concerns […]
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are set to become a central component of Romania's power system, according to Oxford-based Aurora Energy Research, whose analysts see investments in Romania's BESS totaling several gigawatts of capacity and several billion euros over the next decade. Aurora pointed to both the opportunities and the risks and uncertainties associated with […]
