The Romanian Naval Forces is the principal naval branch of the Romanian Armed Forces and operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube. It traces its history back to 1860.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the founder of the Romanian Navy
Model of the paddle ship România
"Fulgerul" (The Lightning) gunboat, built in 1873 at Toulon and armed in the following year at Galați, was the first military ship to have sailed under Romanian flag in maritime waters.
Potemkin at anchor with the Romanian flag hoisted on her mast, Constanța, July 1905
The Romanian Armed Forces are the military forces of Romania. It comprises the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Force. The current Commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Gheorghiță Vlad who is managed by the Minister of National Defence while the president is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces during wartime.
Romanian troops returning to Bucharest after the Independence War, 8 October 1878
Romanian infantry in 1943
LAROM multiple rocket launchers
F-16 multi-role fighter at Fetești Air Base in October 2016.