CETATEA 2023 Exercise

All structures with responsibilities in the field of Communications, information technology and cyber defence from the Romanian Armed Forces participated in "Cetatea 2023" specialized technical Exercise, conducted over October 2-19.

The fictitious scenario of the exercise concerned a coalition-type military operation, in which the structures involved could test the capabilities and interoperability of the communication and information technology systems and services, in an international working environment, simultaneously with countering the effects of certain actions in the cyberspace.

The MoND specialized staff trained, during the exercise, alongside Romanian specialists from the institutions of the national defence, public order and national security system, as well as with soldiers from Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Republic of Moldova, Poland and the USA. The coordinators of the "Cetatea 2023" Exercise aimed at testing the specific technical systems used to conduct military actions, as well as the interoperability with the technical systems of allied and partner countries participating in the exercise.

"Cetatea 2023" is organized annually, is the largest exercise in this field and is conducted in several places in Romania. This year's edition also included two special events, "Industry Days" and the "Distinguished Visitors Day ", which took place on October 18 and 19 at the 48 Communications and Information Technology Base headquarters, in Bucharest. During these events, 20 commercial companies, specialized in the production of communication and information technology equipment, presented equipment of interest in the field and offered the soldiers the opportunity to observe the potential of the profile market.

The specific missions and tasks assigned to the structures functioning in the field of communications, information technology and cyber defence in the Romanian Armed Forces aim at strengthening the action capacity at all levels, ensuring the protection and resilience of the military cybernetic infrastructure, as well as the management of the cybernetic security incidents.

The Romanian military concentrates its strategic efforts to strengthen the defence capacity at national level and within Allied framework, in order to effectively deter and counter all types of classic, asymmetric, hybrid or other threats by equipping the force structure with high-tech military equipment, compatible and interoperable with those existing in the other NATO and EU member states’ armed forces, to ensure both the fulfillment of deterrence and defence missions, as well as their viability over the next decades, through the level of efficiency and technological development.

The Press Office