Romania’s Ministry of Defense wants to modernize its two frigates

Romania’s Ministry of Defense has started the procurement procedure for modernizing the Regele Ferdinand and Regina Maria frigates. Most likely, the work will begin next year, as “the tender procedure is quite complicated in the military area,” according to the Romanian Minister of Defense Mircea Dusa, cited by local Agerpres. According to Lieutenant General Nicolae Ciuca, Chief of General Staff, major investment programs are currently ongoing to increase Romania's operational capabilities. The two officials attended on Thursday, September 17, the HISTRIA 15 exercise organized in the Babadag training area, which gathered some 1,000 troops. HISTRIA 15 took place between September 7 and September 18. Over 7,000 troops took part in the exercise, which was organized in several training areas and in Constanta port. According to the Minister of Defense, this was “the first exercise of the magnitude organized in Romania in the past 25 years, the first exercise coordinated by the National Military Command Center.” Romania’s Govt. gives money to defense companies to increase state security Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com