One hundred Romanian troops to participate in Platinum Eagle 18.1 exercise
One hundred Romanian troops will train February 12 through 16 together with approximately 200 peer servicemen from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and the U.S. at the training center of the...
View ArticlePM Dancila, Ambassador Klemm discuss possibility of lifting short-stay visa...
Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and US Ambassador in Bucharest Hans Klemm on Monday discussed the possibility of lifting the short-stay visa requirements for Romanian citizens travelling to the...
View ArticleBills on HIMARS and corvettes to be adopted in next Gov’t meeting
The bill on the procurement of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) batteries and the decision regarding the four multi-mission corvettes will be on the order of the day of the next...
View ArticleBilateral meetings of Defence Minister Fifor, on NATO ministerial reunion’s...
The National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Wednesday had bilateral meetings with his counterparts of Poland, Canada and Bulgaria, on the sidelines of the NATO member states’ defence ministers’...
View ArticleGov’t passes defence acquisition legislation regarding multifunctional...
The Government approved on Thursday a decision regarding multifunctional corvettes and a bill on the purchase of high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS). “The Government has approved two...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor: US Secretary of Defence is ready to pay a visit to Romania
Minister of Defence Mihai Fifor on Thursday met in Brussels the US Secretary of Defence, James Mattis, in which context the US official said he was ready to pay a visit to Romania. “Mr. Mattis assured...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor, Lockheed Martin president Marillyn Hewson in Munich talk about...
The National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Saturday in Munich has met with the president of the US Lockheed Martin company, Marillyn Hewson. The two discussed about the military cooperation,Fifor...
View ArticleMunich Conference on European, Euro-Atlantic security topics: Defence...
The National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Saturday said that at a working reunion dedicated to the Munich Conference on European, Euro-Atlantic security topics that he emphasised the usefulness to...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor: We want to complete F16 squadron with four more aircraft,...
Romania wants to complete the F16 squadron with another four aircraft and plans to purchase another 36 such aircraft, National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor stated on Tuesday. “For now it’s a discussion...
View ArticleChamber passes bill on acquisition of multiple launch rocket system
At a plenary session on Wednesday, the Chamber of Deputies passed, 276 to 2, a bill on the implementation of the “Indirect Fire Capabilities” chapter in the “Multiple Launch Long-Range Rocket System”...
View ArticleLaw on acquisition of a multiple launch rocket system, promulgated
President Klaus Iohannis on Friday signed a decree promulgating the implementation of the “Indirect Fire Capabilities” chapter in the “Multiple Launch Long-Range Rocket System” military acquisition...
View ArticleMoD signs Letter of Offer and Acceptance on procurement of first three HIMARS...
The Ministry of Defence has announced that the Letter of Offer and Acceptance was signed on Monday for the procurement of the first three HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, thus finalising the...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor pays visit to Israel: Consolidation of bilateral military...
National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor met on Tuesday with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman, whom he tackled topical issues on the bilateral agenda of military cooperation, as well as aspects...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor visits the 81st “General Grigore Balan” Mechanised Brigade of...
Defence Minister Mihai Fifor said in Bistrita on Friday that the specific procedure for the building of four multi-role corvettes was launched. “Yesterday, we launched the specific procedure for the...
View ArticleOver 1,700 troops and 14 ships from five allied or partner states participate...
Over 1,700 Romanian and foreign troops from five allied or partner states will participate as of Monday in Spring Storm 18, the first major multinational military exercise of this year organized by the...
View Article280th Brave Hearts Infantry Battalion returns from Afghanistan. DefMin Fifor...
National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor together with Chief of the Romanian Army Staff Nicolae Ciuca on Thursday attended a homecoming ceremony for the 280th Brave Hearts Infantry Battalion returning...
View ArticleDefMin Fifor welcomes Greek counterpart Kammenos: Greece, an important ally...
Greece is an important ally of Romania in the region, Romanian National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor said on Friday, in a joint press statement with Hellenic Republic Minister of Defence Panos...
View ArticleDefence Ministers from states member of “Bucharest 9 Initiative” to meet at...
Ministers of Defence from the states member of the “Bucharest 9 Initiative” are set to meet on Monday at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest to harmonize their national standpoints with respect to the...
View ArticleB9 Defence Ministers meeting in Bucharest. DefMin Fifor: NATO Eastern flank’s...
The states on the NATO Eastern flank share several same and particular concerns, from the view of perceiving risks and threats to security, on Tuesday said the Defence Minister Mihai Fifor, in the...
View ArticlePresidency announces CSAT meeting on 20 March
The meeting of the Country’s Supreme Defence Council, led by president Klaus Iohannis is due to take place next Tuesday, starting with 12:00 hrs, at Cotroceni Presidential Palace, the Presidential...
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