What fighter plane do you think Romania should use?

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Was a story with Bell Textron Inc. to produce the AH 1 W Super Cobra at Brasov ... I never heared about any AH 1 produced at Brasov ...

The contract with Bell Textron Inc. it's already history. If I remember well, there was a clause in the contract that stipulated that the Romanian Army has to buy the first 94 helicopters produced.

"In a highly controversial decision taken in July 1998, the government authorised the production under licence of 96 US attack helicopters to equip the Romanian army. Under the deal, whose cost has been estimated at $1.5 billion, IAR Brasov and Bell Helicopters would co-produce AH-1RO Dracula helicopters derived from the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra. The heli-
copter procurement has yet to be implemented and its future prospects remain highly uncertain after the IMF urged the Romanian Government to abandon the programme due to concerns that Romania cannot afford such large-scale procurement. According to Jane?s Defence Weekly: ?external political pressure and lack of funds saw the procurement die a slow death in late 1998?.
http://www.saferworld.org.uk/Romania.pdf[/quote]

We should build a successful atomic bomb industry then throw all its products on the world market.... now that would be chaos!

[quote="Victor"]
The cost of designing a new super-sonic warplane these days is very high and only the rich powers can afford it. The decision to restart the IAR-95 program in case a proper engine is a political one, though. It would give an important boost to the Romanian economy. We certainly have the possibility to manufacture the structure of the airplane at IAv Craiova or at Aerostar Bacau, the engines could be made at Turbomecanica in Bucharest, onboard systems can be imported and even partially built here (like in the case of the avionics for the MiG-21 Lancer and the IAR-99 Soim) etc, etc. Being under the NATO umbrella, we could afford to lengthen the service of the MiG-21s until the IAR-95 could replace it. But, like I said, there are 2 main problems:
1. the engine
2. political will


And in present days, if a restart is starting what type of engine may be used? Not an Spey... A superior one - > and this may result in a aircraft more superior to what his performance was aproximated?
So... i vote a romanian plane. For some reasons. :ro:


Iama

And in present days, if a restart is starting what type of engine may be used? Not an Spey... A superior one - what engine was equal or apropriate in dimensions with Spey -> for a quick adaptation. ??????

Iama

Today I couldn't belive my ears and eyes,when I heard that the Rom airforce want's to by second hand Jaguar Sepecat from Eangland!!!!!
I built a model more then 20 years ago
The defence minister(who knows nothing about places-he said) took a free ride in one and now he want's to buy those pieces of old planes

It was just a joke I think, which some reporter who probably can't even make the difference between a MiG-21 and a Jaguar repeated as the real thing. The decision on what aircraft will be bought will be taken next year, according the budget and the new defense minister.

Let's hope so
I herd the "news" about the Jaguar 20 times today

By the way,whos "our" minister of dfence?
What is his profesion?

Date of birth:
- 17.02.1949, Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania.

Marital Status:
- Married, three daughters.

Education:
- M.B.A. in Economics, The Academy of Economics, Bucharest,1971;
- Ph.D. in Political Sciences, The Institute of Political Sciences, Bucharest, 1980.

Activity:
01.09.1972 - Junior later Senior Research Fellow, International Relations Dept., The Institute of Political Sciences, Bucharest (research mainly on international security matters);
01.05.1986 - Lecturer, International Relations Chair, The Academy for Social and Political Studies, Bucharest (teaching a general course on international relations);
31.12.1989 - Expert, The Commission for Foreign Policy of the Council of the National Salvation Front (the new postrevolutionary authority in Romania) - coordinating Romanian post-revolution foreign policy;
09.02.1990 - Member of the Provisional Council for National Unity (the new postrevolutionary Parliament) - legislator;
01.07.1990 - Presidential Adviser, Head of the Foreign Policy Direction, The Political Analysis Dept. of the Romanian Presidency (advising the President on foreign policy matters; equivalent to US National Security Advisor);
01.10.1992 - Professor, Dean of the International Relations Section, The National School for Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest (teaching a general course on international relations and a course on international security);
22.03.1993 - State Secretary, Ministry of National Defense;
22.11.1996 - MP for Maramureş in the Lower House, Chairman, Defense and Home Affairs Ctee, The Chamber of Deputies; Head of the Romanian Delegation to the NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY;
17.01.1997 - Vicepresident, SDPR (main opposition party), spokesman;
-- 04.1993 - Member, The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London;
-- 02.1998 - Member, Editorial Board, "International Politics", US;
15.12.2000 - MP for Satu Mare;
28.12.2000 - Minister of National Defense.

From his CV on http://www.mapn.ro

And his name is?

Gen. Dénes

He is the minister of defense Ioan Mircea Pascu

So he's an economist...
That's why he want's to by Jaguars(maybee he thinks it's a car...)

In Western-style democracies, all Ministers of Defence are civilians, exactly to avoid conflict of interest.

Gen. Dénes

In Western-style democracies, all Ministers of Defence are civilians, exactly to avoid conflict of interest.

Gen. Dénes

What type on conflict of interest? A wish (for a military one MOD) to have what is really good to his troops and his country? A really-realistical knowing of Army thinking and needs? Army is not a corporation, in reallity! Yes, a good manager is a better MOD, but in entire Army we not find a good military commander and a good manager (in the same person)?

If he enjoyed (really???) a flight with LanceR and Jaguar, this thing gives a good knowing in aircraft capabilitys? Or, he knows about tanks a lot of neccesary things? Or, he knows to make difference about a Perry and a Type 22? He knows, and he have the possibillity to obtain some good Lupo/Artilegrie class frigates?

Lets buy all second and third hand Hercules!

Thanks God, he is not a gineco medic, or electric engineer, like another agronomy ministers!

Iama - ofticat!