A state of emergency was declared in the region due to two major earthquakes in Turkiye on February 6, 2023, which affected ten provinces. Death toll from earthquake rises to 6,957 with 38,224 injured Turkiye. The World Health Organisation declared a “Level 3 Emergency”. Level 3 stands for the highest emergency, WHO’s agency-wide assets are called upon to be mobilised.
Former Iron Curtain NATO members are refreshing their arsenal with western solutions. Romania is becoming the new user of Naval Strike Missile (NSM).
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has signed a contract with Romania to sell 32 Norwegian F-16 aircraft with a value of € 388 million.
Pakistan continues to invest in the navy. The country is acquiring two new offshore patrol vessels from Damen.
Romania approved a bill to purchase 32 second-hand F-16 fighter jets from Norway on June 16, 2022. The order is worth approximately €454 million.
A British Army drone Watchkeeper crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greek Cyprus. The £30m army drone first entered service in 2014 in Afghanistan. But the unmanned platform has crashed at least seven times. On the other hand, the Romanian Defence Ministry cancelled the acquisition of drones.
Nurol Makina participates in BDSA Exhibition 2022 held at ROMAERO Aerospace Complex. This is the third BDSA exhibition for Nurol Makina, and Nurol Makina vehicles have been demonstrated in Romania in the past.
After purchasing second-hand fighter jets from Portugal and Norway, Romania will continue to upgrade its air force.
IAR-Brasov, a Romanian defence corporation, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have agreed on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Romanian aircraft equipment producer Aerostar signed the agreement with British company U-TacS, a joint venture between Elbit and Thales, to manufacture the drones in Romania. The agreement is intended to lay the groundwork for bidding for a potential tender in Romania for the supply of the aircraft. The Watchkeeper UAS a derivative of Elbit Systems’ Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Thales for the UK Army. They have carried out missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The multinational exercise “Poseidon 21” started on Saturday, February 27, in the Black Sea port of Constanta.
