{"id":7170,"date":"2025-10-10T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:00:23","slug":"romania-signs-cooperation-deal-with-occar-for-acquisition-of-four-multirole-corvettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=7170","title":{"rendered":"Romania signs cooperation deal with OCCAR for acquisition of four multirole corvettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romania has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), marking the country\u2019s first concrete step towards acquiring four combat corvettes through the European Multirole Corvette (EMC) programme, the Ministry of National Defence announced, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursa.ro\/tara-noastra-face-primul-pas-pentru-achizitia-de-corvete-de-razboi-prin-proiectul-corveta-europeana-multirol-80912754?mc_cid=b9be95fbb8&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c\" target=\"_blank\">Bursa.ro<\/a>. The agreement was signed by defence minister <strong>Ionu\u0163 Mo\u015fteanu<\/strong> and OCCAR Director Joachim Sucker earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The document enables Romania\u2019s direct participation in European initiatives related to the development, acquisition, and maintenance of advanced military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe signing of this agreement is a major step towards modernising the army, achieving deeper integration into the European defence system, and supporting the national industry in the field. It gives us access to the latest technologies and strengthens cooperation with European partners,\u201d said Mo\u015fteanu.<\/p>\n<p>Under the programme, Romania expects the first corvette to enter service in 2030, with the remaining three to be delivered annually through 2035.<\/p>\n<p>The European Multirole Corvette project includes Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Denmark, Portugal, and Croatia, and envisages the development of modular, multi-mission vessels with a displacement of about 3,000 tonnes and a length of less than 110 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Although Damen Shipyards, which builds naval vessels in Gala\u0163i, is not among the primary contractors, Romania could still benefit from the involvement of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, which operates shipyards in Br\u0103ila and Tulcea.<\/p>\n<p>Vice Admiral Mihai Panait, Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces, said that the signing of the actual procurement contract is scheduled for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The programme is expected to strengthen Romania\u2019s maritime defence capabilities in the Black Sea region.<\/p>\n<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos\/Miruna Turbatu)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR), marking the country\u2019s first concrete step towards acquiring four combat corvettes through the European Multirole Corvette (EMC) programme, the Ministry of National Defence announced, as reported by Bursa.ro. The agreement was signed by defence minister Ionu\u0163 Mo\u015fteanu and OCCAR Director Joachim [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}