Iveco Defence Vehicles to supply the Romanian Armed Forces with 942 trucks, first batch of a frame contract worth 2,900 vehicles
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Iveco Defence Vehicles to supply the Romanian Armed Forces with 942 trucks, first batch of a frame contract worth 2,900 vehicles

Iveco Defence Vehicles, a subsidiary of CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI/MI: CNHI), announces that on December 30, 2019 a first order of a frame agreement including more than 2,900 high mobility trucks has been signed with the Romanian Ministry of National Defence. These first 942 vehicles will be delivered throughout four years, starting from 2020....

Romania plans to spend EUR 2.5 bln to rebuild military base at NATO standards
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Romania plans to spend EUR 2.5 bln to rebuild military base at NATO standards

Romania’s Defense Ministry plans to rebuild the Mihail Kogalniceanu military base close to the Black Sea coast according to NATO standards and increase its capacity. The costs of this project are estimated at RON 12 billion (over EUR 2.5 billion) over a period of 20 years and will be covered from the state budget, according...

Israel’s Rafael acquires drone manufacturer Aeronautics
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Israel’s Rafael acquires drone manufacturer Aeronautics

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has acquired Aeronautics Ltd., one of the country’s leading developers of unmanned aerial systems, Rafael said on Tuesday, September 3. The deal, which is set to be finalized in the coming days, would see Rafael own 50% of Aeronautics with the defense technology company’s partner, businessman Avichai Stolero, holding the other...

Portugal endorses sale of five F-16 jets to Romania
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Portugal endorses sale of five F-16 jets to Romania

The Portuguese Government has approved the sale of the five F-16 aircraft to Romania, the price being at least EUR 130 million, as evidenced by the decision of the Lisbon Executive, Adevarul reported. Before the summer recess, the Romanian Parliament approved the purchase of 5 aircraft. Defense minister Gabriel Leş announced on July 3 that they will...

Romania orders corvettes from Naval Group for $1.4 billion
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Romania orders corvettes from Naval Group for $1.4 billion

COLOGNE, Germany — The Romanian government has picked Naval Group to build four Gowind corvettes for the Black Sea nation in a deal worth €1.2 billion (U.S. $1.4 billion). The contract also includes modernizing the country’s two T-22 frigates and construction of a maintenance and training center, according to a statement by the French shipbuilder....

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Parteneriat între Pro Optica, CN ROMARM SA și IOR, pentru realizarea la Uzina Automecanica Moreni a turelelor telecomandate de calibru 7,62 și 12,7 mm

București, 25 iunie 2019 – Având în vedere interesul esențial de securitate a României, de a avea pe teritoriul național capabilități de producție și mentenanță vitale pentru dezvoltarea, producția și menținerea stării de operativitate a sistemelor de apărare pe ciclul de viață și în situații critice, Compania Națională Romarm SA, Societatea Pro Optica SA și...

Romania: UMP will start producing ARX 160 weapons
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Romania: UMP will start producing ARX 160 weapons

(ANSA) – BELGRADE, 11 GIU – The Romanian company Uzina Mecanica Plopeni (UMP), controlled by the state-owned arms producer Romarm, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Beretta Holding for the production in Romania of the ARX 160 assault weapon, the Romanian ministry of Economy announced in statement on Monday. “It is an important moment,...