DefenceTalkFreshly arrived at Cincu army training camp, 120mm cannons loaded on French tanks are already booming out across the muddy firing range as NATO bolsters its forces in Romania, a member country bordering Ukraine. “The Ukrainian crisis shows that what’s going on in the east can threaten all of Europe. We’re showing that NATO is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/french-tanks-join-nato-defensive-line-in-romania-79658/

DefenceTalkRomania’s health minister said Tuesday that the country would distribute potassium iodine tablets free of charge to prepare in case of a nuclear emergency amid Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. European countries have seen stocks of iodine fly off the shelves due to fears it may be needed to counter the risks of thyroid cancer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/romania-to-distribute-iodine-tablets-amid-ukraine-war-78547/

DefenceTalkFive soldiers died after their helicopter crashed on Wednesday in eastern Romania near the Black Sea while searching for a missing fighter jet and its pilot, the army said. “Unfortunately, all five members of the IAR 330 crew lost their lives. Search and rescue operations for the pilot of the MiG 21 LanceR are still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/five-dead-as-romania-chopper-crashes-fighter-jet-missing-78235/

DefenceTalkFrance was speeding up its deployment of troops to bolster NATO’s eastern flank in Romania after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Talking after an emergency summit with European Union leaders, Macron said he was “accelerating” the dispatch of forces. It is part of a broader push by NATO allies to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-accelerating-troop-deployment-to-romania-78101/

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday of the “real risk for a new armed conflict in Europe” as both the alliance and Russia are increasing their troop presences around Ukraine. Moscow has around 100,000 troops stationed close to Ukraine’s frontier and Western leaders have scrambled to hold talks with Russia fearing an attack. A total […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-warns-of-real-risk-of-war-amid-russia-tensions-77919/

DefenceTalkNATO on Friday rejected a Russian demand for the alliance to withdraw troops from eastern European members Bulgaria and Romania. “NATO will not renounce our ability to protect and defend each other, including with the presence of troops in the eastern part of the Alliance. Russia’s demands would create first- and second-class NATO members, which […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-rejects-russian-demand-to-withdraw-troops-from-bulgaria-romania-77730/

DefenceTalkRomanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday welcomed French counterpart Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of a possible troop deployment on NATO’s Eastern flank as fears rise of a Russian attack on Ukraine. Macron on Wednesday expressed France’s “readiness to go further, and within the framework of NATO to commit to new missions … in particular in Romania”. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/romania-ready-to-host-french-troops-president-77712/

DefenceTalkSMARDEN, Romania -1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment (Black Knights), 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) in both Smarden, Romania and Novo Selo, Bulgaria, Feb.16-22, 2020. The objective of the CALFEX is to validate the company’s ability to work as a cohesive team, while integrating multiple […]https://www.defencetalk.com/black-knight-soldiers-conduct-calfex-in-multiple-countries-74337/

Romania plans to acquire five more F-16s from Portugal’s surplus stocks. Under a draft law passed on November 28, the Romanian government outlined the procurement, noting that the additional aircraft will have the same M.5.2R configuration as the Romanian Air Force’s existing inventory of 12 F-16s also sourced from Portugal. Eventually all 17 fighters will […]

DefenceTalkThe Romanian government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army and transferred funding to the US government for the purchase of three additional Raytheon Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems from the U.S. Army. As was the case with the first system, which came under contract in May, the additional units were procured via […]https://www.defencetalk.com/romania-to-procure-additional-patriot-air-and-missile-defense-systems-71928/