Romanian Armed Forces

Romanian Armed Forces
Forțele Armate Române (Romanian)
The coat of arms of the Romanian General Staff
Founded12 November 1859
Current form11 April 2000
Service branches Romanian Land Forces
 Romanian Naval Forces
 Romanian Air Force
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Leadership
Supreme Commander Klaus Iohannis
Minister of National Defence Angel Tîlvăr
Chief of the General Staff General Gheorghiță Vlad[1]
Personnel
Military age18
ConscriptionNo (stopped on January 1st, 2007)[2]
Available for
military service		11,077,504 (2021), age 18–49
Fit for
military service		9,083,554 (2021), age 18–49
Reaching military
age annually		227,089
Active personnel81,300 (2024)[3]
Reserve personnel55,000 (2023)[4]
Deployed personnel429 (April 2022)[5]
Expenditure
Budget$8.7 billion(2024) [6]
Percent of GDP2.5% (2024) [7]
Industry
Domestic suppliersROMARM, Avioane Craiova, Industria Aeronautica Romana, Aerostar, Romaero
Foreign suppliersCurrent:
 Austria
 France
 Germany
 Israel
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Poland
 Portugal
 South Korea[8]
 Spain
 Switzerland
 Turkey
 United Kingdom
 United States
Former:
 Soviet Union
 China
 Czechoslovakia
 North Korea
Annual exports€187,000,000 (2018)[9]
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Romania
RanksRomanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

The Romanian Armed Forces (Romanian: Forțele Armate Române or Armata Română) are the military forces of Romania. It comprises the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Force. The current Commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Gheorghiță Vlad who is managed by the Minister of National Defence while the president is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces during wartime.

As of 2023, the Armed Forces number 81,300 active personnel and 55,000 reserves. The Land Forces have a reported strength of 35,500, the Air Force 11,700, the Naval Forces 6,800, and Joint Forces 17,500, in 2023.[10] Total defence spending currently accounts for 2.44% of total national GDP, which represents approximately 8.48 billion US dollars.[11] The Armed Forces are built for territorial defence, with support to NATO and EU missions, and contributions to regional and global stability and security.[10]

Military service is voluntary in peacetime (since 2007), and compulsory in case of curfew, war, or national emergency.[12][13][14][15]

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  7. ^ "Romania's Defence Ministry has EUR 8 BLN budget in 2024, 25% up from last year". 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ "FOTO Coreea de Sud și România se angajează să coopereze în domeniul apărării. Sunt informații despre încheierea unui contract pentru livrarea de obuziere K9, în valoare de 725,7 milioane de dolari. În paralel, și Polonia cumpără arme de la Seul".
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  10. ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies 2023, pp. 140–141.
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