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Romania Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 14 weapon systems built or assembled in Romania, including aircraft & uavs, air defense, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

14 weapon systems

14Catalog records

6Equipment categories

8Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs3 Air Defense1 Armored Vehicles2 Artillery3 Infantry Weapons2 Munitions3

Builder Links

Romarm3 Aerostar S.A.2 IAR2 Various manufacturers2 Aerospatiale1 Arsenal JSCo1 Arsenal Resita1 Igman d.d. Konjic1

Conflict Coverage

2014 Russia-Ukraine War82009 Boko Haram Insurgency42001 War in Afghanistan32014 Yemen Civil War31990 Gulf War22003 Iraq War22011 Syrian Civil War22013 War in Iraq2

Soko J-22 Orao, Ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

1991 Croatian War of Independence, 1992 Bosnian War +1 moreSoko J-22 OraoGround-attack and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt by: SOKO / IARThe Soko J-22 Orao is a Yugoslav twin-engine ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft from the joint Yugoslav-Romanian YuRom program. Built around low-level fire-support missions, it carried cannon, bombs, rockets, and guided missiles, and direct sources document Orao use by Yugoslav, Serbian, and Bosnian Serb forces in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

SA 330 Puma, Twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +3 moreSA 330 PumaTwin-engine medium-lift utility helicopterBuilt by: Aerospatiale / Westland Helicopters / IARThe SA 330 Puma is a French-designed twin-engine medium-lift helicopter family built for troop transport, casualty evacuation, logistics, search-and-rescue, and utility missions. Cataloged conflict rows cover Argentine Puma use in the Falklands War, RAF support-helicopter use in the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq, plus Portugal's late-2024 transfer of stored Puma helicopters to Ukrainian forces, while the record separates the original SA 330 family from the later Super Puma/Cougar successor page.

Yak-52, Two-seat primary trainer aircraft adapted for counter-UAV patrols, Aircraft & UAVs

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarYak-52Two-seat primary trainer aircraft adapted for counter-UAV patrolsBuilt by: Aerostar S.A.The Yak-52 is a Soviet-designed, Romanian-produced two-seat primary trainer that became a low-cost counter-UAV aircraft in Ukraine. Originally built for basic and aerobatic flight training, the radial-engine trainer has been used by Ukrainian crews during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War to close with Russian reconnaissance drones and engage them visually with handheld weapons from the rear cockpit.

ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun, 14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense

1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) / Various manufacturersThe ZPU-4 is a Soviet quadruple 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around four KPV/KPVT heavy machine guns on a four-wheel carriage. Museum, monitoring, and open-source records connect the Cold War gun to Vietnam War helicopter defense, Iraqi air defense, Libyan and Syrian pickup-mounted fire support, SPLA-N-held anti-aircraft positions in Sudan, and anti-Houthi Giants Brigades forces in Yemen.

TAB-71, 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarTAB-718x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierBuilt by: RomarmThe TAB-71 is Romania's locally built 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier derived from the Soviet BTR-60PB. RATMIL, later associated with ROMARM, produced the family with Romanian engine and turret changes, and the TAB-71M diesel variant has been documented in Ukrainian service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Otokar Cobra, Wheeled infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2008 Russo-Georgian War, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +3 moreOtokar CobraWheeled infantry mobility vehicleBuilt by: OtokarThe Otokar Cobra page covers a Turkish 4x4 armored mobility-vehicle family built for protected transport, patrol, reconnaissance, weapon-carrier, medical evacuation, and specialist mission roles. The record distinguishes the lighter original Cobra from the larger Cobra II branch, whose recent official context includes a 1,059-vehicle Romanian ATBTU program, local production at Medias, and more than 20 Cobra II users in 13 countries. The cataloged conflict record spans documented losses or captures in Georgia, Burkina Faso, and northeast Nigeria, Cobra II protected mobility and evacuation use in Ukraine, and a reported Cobra-mounted Turkish laser system in Libya.

120 mm M1982 mortar, 120 mm towed heavy mortar, Artillery

2001 War in Afghanistan120 mm M1982 mortar120 mm towed heavy mortarBuilt by: Arsenal ResitaThe 120 mm M1982 mortar is a Romanian smoothbore heavy mortar built as a late Cold War replacement for older Reșița and Soviet PM-43-pattern 120 mm mortars. It combines a conventional tube, bipod, triangular baseplate, and two-wheel transport carriage with Romanian service adaptations for truck towing, short-distance crew movement, and mountain-troop pack transport. Direct conflict evidence is narrow but usable: Romanian troops are documented firing the M1982 in Afghanistan in 2008.

APR-40, 122 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarAPR-40122 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcherBuilt by: Aerostar S.A.The APR-40 is a Romanian 122 mm multiple rocket launcher derived from the BM-21 Grad family and associated with Aerostar production and upgrade work. It carries a 40-tube launcher on Romanian DAC truck chassis variants, fires Grad-compatible 122 mm rockets, and has been documented in Ukrainian service after Croatia and Romania supplied systems during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

D-20, 152 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +2 moreD-20152 mm towed gun-howitzerBuilt by: No. 9 Uralmash PlantThe D-20 is a Soviet 152 mm towed gun-howitzer developed under F. F. Petrov's Plant No. 9 design bureau for divisional and army-level fire support. Its split-trail carriage, 34-caliber ordnance, double-baffle muzzle brake, and 17.4 km standard range kept it useful across Soviet, Warsaw Pact, Chinese Type 66, Romanian, and export inventories, with documented modern use in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Yemen, and Iraq.

SPG-9, 73 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gun, Infantry Weapons

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +3 moreSPG-973 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gunBuilt by: Soviet state arsenals / Arsenal JSCo / RomarmThe SPG-9 is a Soviet 73 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gun, known in some references as Kopye, that fires rocket-assisted HEAT and HE-fragmentation projectiles from a crew-served launcher. Accepted into Soviet service in 1962 and exported widely, it was designed as an anti-armor weapon but still appears in conflicts as a flexible direct- and indirect-fire support system.

RPG-7, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +4 moreRPG-7Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt by: Various manufacturersThe RPG-7 is a Soviet-origin reusable shoulder-fired rocket launcher built around a simple 40 mm launch tube and a wide family of over-caliber anti-armor, fragmentation, and thermobaric rounds. Its low cost, portability, and large global stock make it a common infantry anti-armor and assault weapon, including documented Ukrainian service, Hamas use in Gaza, ISWAP use in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, and insurgent use in Afghanistan.

12.7x108mm cartridge, 12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridge, Munitions

12.7x108mm cartridge12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridgeBuilt by: Igman d.d. Konjic / RomarmThe 12.7x108mm cartridge is a Soviet-origin heavy machine-gun and anti-materiel cartridge family. Current producer and export references list ball, armor-piercing, armor-piercing incendiary, tracer, API-T, sniper, and blank loads, with documented compatibility across DShK, DShKM, NSV/NSVT, Kord, and several other 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.

9M22U / M-21OF Grad rocket, 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocket, Munitions

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 more9M22U / M-21OF Grad rocket122 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocketBuilt by: State Research and Production Association Splav / licensed producersThe 9M22U / M-21OF is the standard Soviet 122 mm high-explosive fragmentation rocket associated with the BM-21 Grad family. Missilery identifies it as the M-21OF unguided rocket and traces licensed production to Bulgaria, Romania, and Czechoslovakia, while direct conflict sources document 9M22U use in Libya, Mali, and northeast Nigeria.

5.45×39 mm cartridge, Soviet intermediate rifle cartridge, Munitions

5.45×39 mm cartridgeSoviet intermediate rifle cartridgeBuilt by: SovietThe 5.45×39 mm cartridge is a Soviet intermediate rifle round developed for the AK-74 family and adopted in 1974 as the smaller-caliber successor to the 7.62×39 mm Kalashnikov ammunition line. This relationship-only entry covers official C.I.P. dimensions, service-load variants, and cataloged rifles or squad automatic weapons that fire the cartridge without inheriting conflict-use claims from those parent weapons.