During the International Armoured Vehicles conference held from 20 to 22 January in Farnborough near London, Romania announced plans to accelerate its main battle tank procurement programme.
The Romanian Army has confirmed the entry into service of the first Cobra II 4x4 armoured vehicles, although the exact size of the initial batch has not been disclosed.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $168 million foreign military sales contract to supply Romania with equipment for the Patriot air and missile defence system.
The U.S. Navy held a change of command ceremony for the U.S. Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Romania at Naval Support Facility Deveselu on 9 December 2025.
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base carried out routine Agile Combat Employment operations on 3 December while training at Campia Turzii, Romania, along Europe’s Eastern Flank.
South Korean defence company Hanwha Aerospace offers unmatched localization and industrial impact, providing up to 80% Romanian production compared with Rheinmetall’s Hungary-anchored model.
The Ministry of National Defence announced that Romania and the Republic of Türkiye signed the intergovernmental contract for the acquisition of a HISAR class corvette on 3 December at the ministry’s headquarters.
Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has signed a contract with France for the purchase of Mistral MANPAD air defence systems.
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Romania is strengthening NATO’s eastern flank through its expanding F-16 capability and the European F-16 Training Center, supported by Lockheed Martin’s training expertise.
U.S., Polish and Romanian soldiers demonstrated a new counter unmanned aircraft system capability on 18 November in Poland, highlighting how Allies are responding to the growing drone threat along NATO’s eastern flank.
According to Euronews Romania, the Romanian government has confirmed the purchase of 298 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from Germany’s Rheinmetall, including 46 specialist variants based on the same chassis.
German defence group Rheinmetall has offered its KF51 Panther main battle tank to Romania, according to Romanian outlet EconMedia.
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