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Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract with Romania to supply 54 K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and 36 K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles (ARV). Signed on 9th July by Hanwha Aerospace and the …
Romania Boosts Artillery Firepower with K9 Howitzers from Hanwha Aerospace Read More
The U.S. State Department has granted approval for a potential $2.53 billion purchase by Romania of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks. The notification of the possible government-to-government foreign military sale …
U.S. State Department Clears Romania for M1A2 Abrams Buy Read More
Barely two months after grounding its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 Lancer jet fighters, the Romanian Air Force has returned them to service as a stop-gap measure. Although the fleet was …
Romania Returns MiG-21 Fleet to Operational Service Read More Romania plans to acquire five more F-16s from Portugal’s surplus stocks. Under a draft law passed on November 28, the Romanian government outlined the procurement, noting that the additional aircraft …
Romania to Add Five More F-16s from Portuguese Stocks Read More
The Romanian government announced on July 3 the selection of France’s Naval Group and local partner Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) to provide four new-build Gowind multimission corvettes to the Romanian …
Romania Announces Naval Initiatives Read More Romania intends to purchase five additional secondhand F-16s from Portugal as per a statement by Romanian Defense Minister Gabriel Les. Romania already purchased 12 F-16s from Portugal in 2013 as …
Romania Plans to Buy Additional ex-Portuguese Air Force F-16s Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. In an ongoing quest to replace its badly aging fleet of Warsaw Pact-era MiG-21 Lancer fighter aircraft, Romania continues to scour the secondhand …
Romania to Seek Another Batch of F-16s in 2017 Read Moreby Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The Romanian government reportedly plans to utilize a national emergency procedure as a means to funnel additional monies toward the country’s …
Romanian Government Seeks to Prop Up Ailing Defense Industry with Supplemental Funding Read More