The signing ceremony of the intergovernmental contract for the acquisition of the HISAR class corvette from the Government of the Republic of Türkiye took place on Wednesday, December 3rd, at the Ministry of National Defence headquarters.
The contract was signed by Brigadier General Ph. D. Eng. Ion-Cornel Pleșa, Head of the General Directorate for Armaments of the Ministry of National Defence, and by Mustafa İlbaş, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Military Factory and Shipyard Management Inc. (ASFAT), of the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Türkiye, in the presence of the Acting Minister of National Defence, Radu Miruță, and the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Türkiye, Musa Heybet.
https://english.mapn.ro/cpresa/6660_the ... een-signedThe total purchase price, according to the contract, amounts to 223 million EUROS excluding VAT and covers, in addition to the cost of the ship, the personnel training and a logistic support package.
The Homeland Defence Supreme Council approved, in March 2025, the multi-annual program to equip the Romanian Naval Forces with a new ship, a HISAR class corvette, in order for the Ministry of National Defence to initiate the necessary steps to perform the acquisition.
The joint defence committees of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies unanimously gave a favorable opinion on this acquisition, on September 8th.
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