Lieutenant Commander Simona Maierean, pilot on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, within Strategic Aircraft Capability – SAC, from Papa Air Base, Hungary, became the first woman in Europe who was certified aircraft commander within this Capability.
Starting with 30th June, the General Directorate for Armaments, together with the Land Forces Staff, will conduct the last stage of testing and evaluation of the acceptance of PIRANHA V products, as part of the “8x8Armoured Personnel Carrier” Program.
Minister of National Defence, Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, and the chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Daniel Petrescu, awarded Emblems of Honour to the US Military Attaché to Bucharest, Colonel Scott A. Weston, as well as to Lieutenant Colonel Casey Drew Shuff and Major Aaron David Selph from the United States of America Office of Defence Cooperation, within a ceremony held at the MoND Headquarters, on June 25th.
