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MApN has completed the procurement procedure for the HISAR light corvette

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The 3 billion euro battle that decides the future of the defense industry

The competition for the purchase by the Ministry of National Defense (MApN) of 298 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), a contract worth up to 3 billion euros, is fierce and one that could change Romania's strategic and industrial balance for...

Popeci's acquisition of Automecanica Mediaş - a transaction with the original defects intact

The takeover of Popeci Utilaj Greu from Craiova by Automecanica SA Mediaş, which is being re-analyzed by the members of the Foreign Direct Investment Examination Committee (CEISD), following the re-notification of this institution, raises several...

Rheinmetall enters the naval sector

The German concern Rheinmetall, which owns Automecanica Mediaş in our country and will also build a new powder factory in the city of Victoria, Braşov, is entering the naval sector, according to the German press (Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung and...

The acquisition of the HISAR corvette passes Parliament, controversies remain

Global Defense Industry Hits Record Stock Market Highs

Defense companies play a key role in shaping global security, supplying everything from fighter jets and missiles to advanced cyber systems, and in 2025, the valuations of major defense contractors rose to record highs amid ongoing armed...

Sources: "Beyond official announcements, the real price of the Turkish corvette will far exceed 300 million euros"

The recent acquisition of a Turkish Hisar OPV corvette by the Romanian state is not just a simple military transaction, but seems to be the opening of a new chapter in the strategic collaboration between Romania and Turkey in the field of...

Turkish-Romanian Joint Venture to produce Cobra II Armored Vehicles in Mediaş

Otokar, the defense systems division of Turkey's largest conglomerate, Koc Group, announced on Friday that it has signed a joint venture agreement with one of the most important defense companies in our country, Automecanica SA Mediaş. The...

The battle for Cotroceni against the backdrop of the crisis: deficit of 2.3% of GDP and the threat of a "junk" rating

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

Energy projects, a priority for the Ciolacu government

The first quarter of 2025 ended with a March full of strategic decisions, with a mix of social support, economic investments, programs for industry and entrepreneurship, but also budgetary prudence measures. The decisions taken by the Government...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (center) discussed yesterday with European Council leader Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen support for Ukraine on air defense, timely delivery of weapons and ammunition for military forces on the front against Russia, strengthening the defense industry, EU accession negotiations, the need to increase sanctions pressure on Russia and combat sanctions evasion. (Photo source: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/)

The Trump Effect: Europe arms itself and continues to support Ukraine

After debates lasting almost six hours, European leaders agreed yesterday at European Council that EU member states urgently need rearmament to increase their defence and security capacities and capabilities in the face of the current challenges...

Bogdan Chiriţoiu said: "The energy market must be able to function normally, without capping. Energy prices are now stabilized compared to those existing a year and a half ago, and under these conditions, the Government should withdraw the exceptional measures from the market. However, I believe that we must look carefully at vulnerable consumers, to determine exactly who they are, but also at the industry, its needs, at energy-hungry companies, whose activity may be negatively impacted by the lifting of the cap, companies that could lose their competitiveness due to the abandonment of this exceptional measure".

Chiriţoiu: "The takeover of E.On Romania assets by the hungarian company MVM will end up on the table of the CSAT"

The transaction through which the Hungarian company MVM wants to take over the assets of E.On in our country will end up on the table of the Supreme Council for National Defense, said Bogdan Chiriţoiu, president of the Competition Council,...

EIB under pressure: European leaders call for greater financial support for the defense industry

In an unprecedented concerted effort, Romania and 18 other European Union member states have signed and sent a letter to the European Investment Bank (EIB), calling for a more active role for it in financing the security and defense sector,...

Donald Trump said: "NATO member states can afford to spend more on defense. The level of spending should be raised from 2% to 5% of GDP." (Photo source: Facebook / Donald J. Trump)

Trump: NATO countries that do not increase their defense budget to 5% of GDP risk losing US support

NATO member states that do not increase their defense spending to 5% of Gross Domestic Product will no longer have US protection in the event of a conflict, US President-elect Donald Trump said at a press conference in Palm Beach, USA, according...

The Romanian army needs ammunition

The Romanian Army has run out of combat ammunition, following the military support given to Ukraine, according to the press release issued by the Presidential Administration following yesterday's meeting of the Supreme Council of Defense of...

The conflict in Ukraine and the one in the Middle East forced the states and companies in the defense industry to adapt their strategies and invest massively in the development of new technologies and military capabilities.

The armaments industry - the new attraction for companies and investment funds

• Evolution of the romanian defense industry in the context of the new arms race

The German concern Rheinmetall wants to expand its production from Mediaş

Reporter: I'll start with an awkward question. What prompted the people from Rheinmetall to return to Romania, after the failure of the joint venture they had with Uzina Automecanica Moreni? What attracted Rheinmetall representatives...

General Dynamics delivered 47 Piranha 5 transporters to MapN, out of the 133 provided for in the second phase of the contract

Reporter: What is the status of the Piranha 5 program developed in partnership with Uzina Mecanică Bucharest? Does it maintain the same sustained pace as in the last two years?

In a post on the official pages on the X and Telegram networks, Maria Zakharova writes: "For the first time, a representative of the Western regimes spoke so openly about the essence of what is happening. It is not a matter of "love for Ukrainians ", which the Westerners practically destroyed and because of the desire of the United States to maintain its hegemony, to maintain its fading role in world affairs. There is no trace of creativity left in the American approach to international relations . The liberal-democrats only know how to destroy, believing that this ability is a guarantee of domination. And the task of the European Union at the current stage is to provide as aid to Ukraine cartridges purchased with the money of its own citizens, whose opinion no one asked them (Photo source: https://mid.ru/)

Russia, dissatisfied with the European application of armaments to Ukraine

The way in which Brussels officials seek to create all kinds of legislative artifices aimed at allowing derogations from the Treaty on the Functioning of the Union, in order to allow the allocation of funds for common European armament purposes...

Failure at Moreni, success at Mediaş: Rheinmetall enters the Romanian defense industry market

The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced last Thursday that it has taken over 72.5% of the shares of the Romanian vehicle manufacturer Automecanica Mediaş, without specifying the value of the transaction. The announcement of the German...

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USA - the main supplier of armaments to the Romanian armed forces

The USA remains the main partner of the Ministry of National Defense regarding the endowment of the Romanian Army, after the American Congress approved the purchase by our country of 54 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 battle tanks, 12 derived on the tank...

New taxes and fees

The new school year brought us new fees and taxes in the first month of autumn, following the fiscal changes assumed in the Government Parliament to reduce the budget deficit. Threatened by the European Commission with the cut of allocations from...

Reorganization or listing on the stock market?

WE HAVE SCHEDULED DEFENSE SPENDING OF 9.3 BILLION EUROSArmament procurement offers benefits that the Government is refusing

After many years of the army getting ignored and budget allocations that seemed more like jokes, it took the White House demanding the splitting of the military bill, for the Romanian political decision makers to accept that the army needs...

MREPORT BY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONALCorruption, an imported product

Globalization has also brought with it an unpleasant effect: cross-border corruption. According to the intermediate report Exporting Corruption for the year 2018, a document drawn up by the organization Transparency International, there is a...

A POSSIBLE CONTRACT FOR THE SPARE PARTS NEEDED BY PATRIOT MISSILESAll time high for "Aerostar" stock, after the "Raytheon" quote request

Shares of "Aerostar" Bacău (ARS) yesterday rose 6.5%, to 5.24 lei/share, taking the company's valuation to an all time high - 797.93 million lei, after American company Raytheon announced that it has requested a quote from ARS, to get...

Just to fulfill the wish of Mr. Aurel Cazacu, we reproduce here the picture from BURSA (August 24th, 2009), with the nickname "JUDAS" superimposed over his picture.

AUREL CAZACU - TRADER OF WEAPONS, ART AND DEMOCRACY"Divide et impera" - The world gets ruled through the creation of crises

Reporter: What is your opinion on the current situation of the Romanian defense industry?

AN ACQUISITION OF 628 MILLION EUROS FOR THE ROMANIAN ARMYF16 aircraft to be used for the Air Police

The 12 F16 Block 15 aircraft recently acquired by the Romanian Air Forces, will be used for the air police, as well as for fighting enemy actions, according to sources in the Romanian army.

"SENSATIONAL!"The privatization of CFR Marfă - the same ending as Oltchim, even though Dan Diaconescu was not involved

The authorities did not want a show at the privatization of CFR Marfă and they have succeeded - there won't be any show, but there won't be any privatization either ... for now. None of the three offers submitted in the pre-qualification...

THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE ANSWERS ION STAN:"Electromecanica" lost out the contract to reconfigure the HAWK missiles to the UTI group

• In the summer, Chamber of Deputies member Ion Stan said that the Ministry of Defense launched a call for tenders "with a < < dedicated > > tender book, so that UTI would be the only bidder to upgrade HAWK missiles to the C3 level