President’s spokesperson announces CSAT meeting next Tuesday. Iohannis to...
The Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) will meet next Tuesday, President Iohannis’s spokesperson Madalina Dobrovolschi announced. “On Tuesday, starting 14:00hrs, here, at the Cotroceni Palace,...
View ArticleEconomy Ministry, General Dynamics sign MoU to manufacture and deliver...
Economy Ministry and Romarm, through the Bucharest Mechanical Plant and the US company General Dynamic have signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and a collaboration agreement, with...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor on the partnership with General Dynamics: Employees of Bucharest...
Employees of the Bucharest Mechanical Plant will be sent for specialisation in Switzerland, National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor stated on Wednesday, in reference to the partnership with the U.S....
View ArticleCSAT convenes to discuss PESCO defence initiative
Romania’s Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) will convene on Tuesday at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, under the chairmanship of President Klaus Iohannis to discuss Permanent Structured...
View ArticleDefMin, French Ambassador discuss military bilateral relations and...
National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Monday at the ministry headquarters had a meeting with France’s Ambassador in Bucharest Michele Ramis, to discuss bilateral relations in the military area, with...
View ArticleCSAT approves Romania’s participation in EU defence initiative
Romania’s Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) has approved on Tuesday Romania’s participation in the European Union defence-related initiative, the Presidential Administration announced. “The...
View ArticleMoU to kick-off Patriot missile program signed at Gov’t headquarters. PM...
Premier Mihai Tudose attended on Wednesday at the Victoria Palace of Government the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Economy, through S.C. Aerostar S.A., and US...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor attends inauguration of NATO Counterintelligence Centre of...
Romania’s Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Thursday attended the inauguration ceremony of the NATO Counterintelligence Centre of Excellence in Krakow, along with his counterparts from Poland, Slovakia...
View ArticleWounded Romanian soldier dies in Afghanistan. US Ambassador Klemm sends...
One of three Romanian soldiers wounded while carrying out a patrolling mission in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan on Friday has died, the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) reports. Corporal Madalin...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor starts working visit to Washington
The National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor is paying a working visit to Washington between 17-22 September, according to a release by the relevant ministry (MApN) issued on Sunday. The Romanian...
View ArticleDefMin pays visit to the US, meets members of the Atlantic Council
Minister of National Defence Mihai Fifor, currently on a visit to the US together with the Chief of Staff General Nicolae Ciuca and the Secretary of State for Armaments, Florin Lazar Vladica, on...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor reiterates to US counterpart Mattis Romania’s strong commitment...
National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor reiterated to U.S. counterpart James Mattis Romania’s strong commitment to substantially contribute to the security of the Alliance, during an official meeting on...
View ArticleCantacuzino Institute transferred to MoD, urgency of decision stems from...
On Thursday, the Government decided via emergency ordinance to transfer the Cantacuzino Institute – along with its existing assets and personnel – under the authority of the Ministry of Defence, the...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor meets Canadian counterpart: Boosting military cooperation and...
Boosting cooperation between the Romanian and Canadian armies, by keeping up with the bilateral and multilateral training exercises and strengthening interoperability at NATO level have been the main...
View ArticlePrince Harry visits and encourages Team Romania at Invictus Paralympic Games
Team Romania had a surprise guest at the Invictus Paralympic Games: Prince Harry came to meet with Romanian #Invictus participants and to wish them good luck. “Let’s start with the initiator of these...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor pays visit to “Cantacuzino” National Research Institute
National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor paid a visit on Tuesday, alongside Chief of the General Staff General Nicolae Ciuca to the “Cantacuzino” National Research Institute. According to a release of the...
View ArticleMajor Laurentiu Serban, bronze medal at Invictus 2017 Paralympic Games
Major Laurentiu Serban won the bronze medal on Monday in 1,500 metres, at the Invictus 2017 paralympic games. “The first medal of the Invictus Romania team was won on Monday by Major Laurentiu Serban,...
View ArticleDefMin Mihai Fifor: Romanian Army to procure first Patriot system, by end of...
The Romanian Army will procure by the end of the year the first Patriot missile system, our country requesting that the payment be allowed in installments and maintenance be carried out in Romania,...
View ArticlePresident Iohannis addresses the “Europe: Building Trust” symposium : It is...
It is paramount that beyond the inherent uncertainty of the security context, a minimum of predictability to those who plan in this field must be guaranteed at political level, said on Wednesday...
View ArticleRomanian Air Force receives three F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets
On Wednesday, Mircea Dusa, Secretary of State for Defence Policy and Planning, and Lieutenant General Laurian Anastasof, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, were present at the Monte Real Airbase in...
View Article