Romania is buying two second-hand British minesweepers and two French submarines as part of its re-equipment programmes. The leaders of both chambers of the Romanian Parliament have approved the initiation of procurement procedures related to some of the equipment programs of the Romanian Army. These include the purchase of two Scorpene submarines from the French company „Naval Group” and two „used, modernised” minesweepers through a direct agreement with the British government. The Minister of Defence has also asked Parliament to approve the launch of a procurement procedure for a „main battle tank” phase 1 procurement program. The program for the acquisition of these tanks has a total value of more than 1 billion euros and will begin to operate in 2023
The program for equipping the naval forces and making it compatible with Romania’s pre-existing TARANTUL-class missile carriers has a total value of 150 million euros and will be implemented over a period of 4 or 5 years. The submarine program provides for torpedoes and countermeasures, initial logistical support, maintenance and testing equipment, cryptographic equipment for personnel, training equipment and specific databases. It will be implemented within approximately 8 years to ensure effective capabilities of the Romanian Navy.
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Romania to To Expand Navy and Army With Purchases from France and UK
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