The Verkhovna Rada of Defense of Romania promoted a plan to increase the number of small military ships in its fleet to improve its position in the Black Sea and on similar NATO flanks.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine via Reuters.
According to data, in 2023 Romania agreed with the French company Naval Group. This company has a small contract for the maintenance of four military-naval corvettes of the Gowind class for Romania, as well as for the modernization of two frigates for 1.2 billion euros.
However, initially the project was hampered by legal problems. Another reason was that he was not able to achieve a reasonable price with his young partner due to the increase in expenses.
“Members of the Rady analyzed and praised the equipment of the Romanian Navy with a new military ship, a light corvette, which will be completed in a short time without a person,” said a statement from the Rady Defense, which won The Romanian Ministry of Defense has been issued the procurement process.
Varto respect that the Romanian Navy is the least modernized among all types of armored forces of the country. In addition, Romania plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP in 2024, up from the current 2.2%.
Naval Group is a French shipping company that specializes in the design and development of military ships and submarines. She is one of the leaders in the defense ship industry and works closely with the French Navy and other international partners. The company takes its share from existing frigates, aircraft carriers, attack and nuclear submarines, as well as military systems and maritime technologies.
Naval Group has a history spanning over 400 years and has played a key role in the development of advanced maritime technologies. These projects include nuclear submarines of the Barracuda class, FREMM frigates, as well as the development of promising surface ships. In France, the company supplies products to the navies of other countries, such as Australia, Egypt, India and Brazil.
Guess what, we previously wrote about the fact that Romania and Bulgaria were seeking possible changes in the Black Sea through negotiations between the United States and Russia. They will be afraid to expand the flow of Moscow into the region.
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