The coat of arms and the flag
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Country | Romania |
Name | Romanian Armed Forces |
Native Name | Forţele Armate Române |
Caption | The coat of arms and the flag |
Founded | 1860 |
Current Form | 11 April 2000 |
Branches | Land Forces Naval Forces Air Forces |
Headquarters | Bucharest |
Commander-in-chief | Traian Băsescu |
Commander-in-chief Title | Supreme Commander of the Army |
Minister | Gabriel Oprea |
Minister Title | Minister of National Defense |
Commander | Major General Ștefan Dănilă |
Commander Title | Chief of the General Staff |
Age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | No |
Manpower Data | 2005 est. |
Available | 5,061,984 |
Available F | 4,975,427 |
Fit | 3,932,579 |
Fit F | 4,076,288 |
Reaching | 172,093 |
Reaching F | 165,547 |
Active | 90,000 |
Ranked | 47th |
Reserve | 104,000 |
Deployed | Afghanistan - 1,010
KFOR - 145 |
Amount | -2.21 billion. |
Percent GDP | 2.05%. |
Domestic Suppliers | ROMARM Romtehnica Industria Aeronautică Română |
Foreign Suppliers | Current: United States Germany Spain Italy Israel Austria Switzerland South Africa Former: |
Exports | -141,000,000 (2009) |
History | Military history of Romania |
Ranks | Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia |
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The Land Forces, Air Force and Naval Forces of Romania are collectively known as the Romanian Armed Forces (Romanian: Forţele Armate Române or Armata Română) . The current Commander-in-chief is Major General Ștefan Dănilă, managed by the Minister of National Defense, while the president is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces during wartime.
Total defence spending currently accounts for 2.05% of total national GDP, which represents approximately 2.9 billion dollars (ranked 47th).
90,000 men and women currently comprise the Armed Forces, 75,000 of them being military personnel and the other 15,000 civilians. The Land Forces have a reported strength of 45,800, the Air Force 13,250 and the Naval Forces 6,800, while the remaining 8,800 serve in other fields.
The Land Forces have overhauled their equipment in recent years, and are today a modern army with multiple NATO capabilities. They are participating in a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, together with the other NATO countries. The Air Force currently operates modernized Soviet MiG-21 LanceR fighters, which are due to be replaced by new fighters by 2013, according to present plans. The Air Force has also ordered 7 new C-27J Spartan tactical airlift aircraft, in order to replace the bulk of the old transport force. Two modernized ex-Royal Navy Type 22 frigates were acquired by the Naval Forces in 2004 and a further four modern missile corvettes will be commissioned in the next few years. Three domestically-produced IAR 330 Puma NAVAL helicopters were also ordered by the Naval Forces, and were commissioned in late 2008.
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