UNITED24 Media
Romania has begun retooling its riverine forces to better counter drone threats, adding camouflage, man-portable air defenses, and dedicated anti-air weapons to vessels that once focused mainly on patrol and coastal security, analysts and defense sources say, according to Maksym Palamarchuk, head of the Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the National Institute for Strategic Studies.
The changes were visible during the Maneuver “Defender of the Danube 25,” held October 6–11, where two Project 1316 river monitors were photographed using new camo netting while operating near the shore.
