Romania joins construction of NATO drone fleet

This was announced by the Ministry of National Defense after the participation of Minister Angel Tilvar in the meeting of the defense ministers of the alliance member states.

The country will also be part of the military mobility corridor between Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, in order to improve connectivity and rapid response capacity in the Black Sea region, according to the Defense Ministry.

On the first day of the meeting in Brussels, Minister Angel Tilvar participated in a session on cooperation with partner states in the Indo-Pacific region, a first for a NATO ministerial meeting.

At the same time, at the past NATO-Ukraine Council meeting, the side further reaffirmed firm support for Ukraine.

"Angel Tilvar underlined our country's commitment to support Ukraine, both through bilateral initiatives and through effective coordination at NATO and EU levels to ensure complementarity of action," the press release stated.

On the same day, Minister Tilvar signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate in the establishment of multinational Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) fleets as part of the expansion of NATO's Ground Surveillance (NISRF) capability.

During the meeting, Angel Tilvar signed a letter of intent on the establishment of a military mobility corridor between Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. This corridor is essential to improve connectivity and rapid response capacity in the Black Sea region, MApN said.

On 18 October, Romania's Minister of National Defence participated in the NATO session on deterrence and defence posture, where he "stressed the need for rapid implementation of regional defence plans, especially in the context of the challenges in the Black Sea region.

Tilvar also signed the document on Romania's accession to the Pan-European Military Mobility Corridor VIII initiative, together with Albania, Bulgaria, Italy and North Macedonia, with the aim of improving rapid response capabilities in the region. | BGNES