Before 1989, Romania was among the top ten arms exporters in the world, however its arms industry declined considerably during the 1990s. Exports fell from roughly $1 billion before 1989 to about $43 million in 2006, and the number of employees also fell from 220,000 in 1990 to 20,000 in 2009. Sales to the

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have plunged after Romania's accession to

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in 2004, as factories continue to produce

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-caliber weapons and ammunition, which are incompatible with their Western counterparts. As of 2009, sales are roughly evenly divided between the Romanian state and foreign customers such as

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and Arab countries such as

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and

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. Other countries which have shown interest in Romanian equipment include

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, Switzerland, the

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, the

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and a slew of African countries. There have been some signs of slight recovery, with exports reaching €141 million in 2009. However, the arms industry in Romania still lags behind neighboring countries such as

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and

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. In recent years, the Romanian government has called, unsuccessfully, for the lifting of the

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Manufacturers

* Romtehnica *

ROMARM , type = State-owned corporation , industry = Defense , successor = , foundation = , founder = , defunct = , location_city = Bucharest , location_country = Romania , coordinates = , locations = , area_served = worldwide , key_peop ...

* Uzinele Mecanice Cugir * Uzina Automecanica Moreni * Carfil Braşov *

Industria Aeronautică Română Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) (now IAR S.A. Brașov) or Romanian Aeronautic Industry in English, is a Romanian aerospace manufacturer. It is based in Ghimbav, near Brașov, Romania. IAR was founded in 1925 with the aid of the Romanian g ...

Weapons and equipment

Small arms

* PA md. 86 assault rifle and carbine * PM md. 63/65/90 assault rifle and carbine * Pistol model 2000 handgun * RATMIL SMG submachine gun * Mitralieră md. 93 5.45×39mm LMG * PM md. 64 7.62×39mm light machine gun * PSL sniper rifle * Dracula md. 98 machine pistol * Mitraliera md. 66 7.62×54mmR Machine Gun * PKT 7.62×54mmR Tank Machine Gun *

DShK The DShK 1938 ( Cyrillic: ДШК, for russian: Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny, links=no, "Degtyaryov-Shpagin large-calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun with a V-shaped bu ...

12,7x108mm Heavy Machine Gun *

ZPU The ZPU (, meaning "anti-aircraft machine gun mount") is a family of towed anti-aircraft gun based on the Soviet 14.5×114mm KPV heavy machine gun. It entered service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and is used by over 50 countries worldwide. ...

14,5x114mm x1 x2 x4 Heavy Machine Gun * AG-7 rocket propelled grenade * AG-9 Rocket propelled grenade *

CA-94 The 9K32 Strela-2 (russian: Cтрела, "arrow"; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile (or MANPADS) system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared homing guid ...

surface-to-air missile system

AFVs

* TR-77-580 main battle tank * TR-85/TR-85 M1 main battle tank *

TR-125 The TR-125 (TR-125 stands for "Tanc Românesc 125" - Romanian Tank 125) prototype main battle tank is a redesigned T-72 made in Romania with Romanian components only. Number 125 in the designation stands for the 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank ...

main battle tank * MLI-84/MLI-84M infantry fighting vehicle *

MLVM MLVM ( ro, Mașina de Luptă a Vânătorilor de Munte, meaning "infantry fighting vehicle of vânători de munte") is a Romanian armoured personnel carrier. The vehicle was designed and used as an infantry fighting vehicle for the ''vânători ...

tracked armored personnel carrier *

TAB-71 The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for ''Bron ...

armored personnel carrier * TAB-77 armored personnel carrier *

ABC-79M The ABC-79M (4x4) (Romanian: ''amfibiu blindat pentru cercetare'') armoured personnel carrier has been developed in Romania and uses some automotive components of the TAB-77 (8 × 8) armoured personnel carrier. Although previously known as TABC-79 ...

armored personnel carrier * B33 Zimbru armored personnel carrier *

Saur 1 The Saur 1 (formerly ''Zimbru 2006'') is an armoured personnel carrier developed by the Romanian company ROMARM in 2006. Development Late in 2006, ROMARM completed the first prototype of a new multi-role amphibious armoured infantry fighting v ...

armored personnel carrier * Saur-2 armored personnel carrier * ARO-244 ABI armored 4x4 vehicle *

CA-95 The CA-95 is a highly mobile, short range, Romanian native-made amphibious self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, currently in service with the Romanian Land Forces. It can carry four infrared-guided surface to air missiles and has a range of approx ...

mobile anti-air missile system

Artillery

* M-1980/1988 30 mm x 3 towed anti-aircraft gun * M-1988 60 mm infantry mortar * M-1977 81/82 mm infantry mortar * M-1982 120 mm infantry mortar * M-1982 76 mm mountain gun M48 * M-1993 98 mm mountain howitzer * M-1977 100 mm antitank gun 2A19/T-12 antitank gun * M-1982 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) * M-1981 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) * M-1985 152 mm howitzer 2A65 * M-1989 122 mm self-propelled howitzer 2S1 *

LAROM The LAROM is a Romanian native-made, highly mobile, multiple rocket launcher, attached to a DAC-25.360 6x6 truck, in service with the Romanian Land Forces, built in collaboration with Israel. Currently there are 54 systems in service, all opera ...

MLRS 122 mm x 20 rockets x 2 / 160 mm x 13 rockets x 2 * ATROM 155mm self-propelled howitzer System

Aircraft

IAR 316 The IAR 316 is a Romanian license-built Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III manufactured by Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR). Design and development IAR 316 IAR began manufacturing the IAR 316 in 1971 at its plant near Brașov, Romania. P ...

IAR 330 The IAR 330 is a licence-built version of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma helicopter, manufactured by the Romanian aerospace manufacturer IAR Brașov. The IAR 330 was produced under a licensing agreement with the French aerospace firm Aérospati ...

* IAR 99 * IAR-93

Weapons produced during World War II and the Interwar period

Non-self-propelled weapons

Romanian monthly armament production (October 1942)

AFVs

Aircraft

IAR 14 The IAR 14 is a Romanian low-wing monoplane fighter-trainer aircraft designed before World War II. Design and development After rejection of IAR 12, Romanian officials did not want to discourage eventual national aircraft production. Therefore, ...

fighter (20 built) *

IAR 80 The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft. When it first flew, in 1939, it was comparable to contemporary designs being deployed by the airforces of the most advanced milita ...

fighter (448 built) *

IAR 37 The IAR 37 was a 1930s Romanian reconnaissance or light bomber aircraft built by Industria Aeronautică Română. Development The IAR 37 prototype was flown for the first time in 1937 to meet a requirement for a tactical bombing and reconnaissan ...

reconnaissance and light bomber (380 built) * Morane-Saulnier MS 35 (30 built) * Potez 25 (250 built) * Fleet 10G (220 built) *

PZL P.11 The PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed and constructed during the early 1930s by Warsaw-based aircraft manufacturer PZL. Possessing an all-metal structure, metal-covering, and high-mounted gull wing, the type held the distinction of ...

(95 built) * PZL P.24 (25 built)

Warships

* ''Amiral-Murgescu'' minelaying destroyer escort * ''Rechinul'' submarine * ''Marsuinul'' submarine * ''DB-13''-class minesweeper (4 built) * Dutch-designed torpedo boats (6 built) * S-boats (over 10 re-assembled for the '' Kriegsmarine'') * Type IIB U-boats (6 re-assembled for the '' Kriegsmarine'')

Weapons produced during World War I and prior

Artillery

* Obuzierul Krupp, calibrul 105 mm, model 1912 (120 built) * 250 mm Negrei Model 1916 heavy mortar (unknown numbers) * 57 mm Burileanu anti-aircraft gun system (132 built)Adrian Storea, Gheorghe Băjenaru, Artileria română în date și imagini (Romanian artillery in data and pictures), p. 63 (in Romanian)

Aircraft

A Vlaicu I The A Vlaicu I was the first powered airplane built by Aurel Vlaicu. Design and development After flying his glider in Binţinţi, Aurel Vlaicu moved to the Kingdom of Romania. On November 1, 1909, he began the construction of his first powere ...

trainer (1 built) * A Vlaicu II trainer (1 built) *

A Vlaicu III The A Vlaicu III was the world's first metal-built aircraft, designed and built in Romania prior to World War I. It was the third powered aircraft designed by pioneering Romanian aviator Aurel Vlaicu. Design and development Engineer and invento ...

trainer (1 built)

Warships

* ''Brătianu''-class river monitor (4 assembled)

References

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