Romania will buy a warship from Turkey instead of building one domestically

Romania's defense ministry plans to buy a warship from Turkey for over 200 million euros, after the CSAT approved the move. This decision comes despite existing resources and a domestic shipyard capable of building military vessels. The country had previously planned to build ships domestically. The planned purchase is for a "light corvette" from Turkey. The ship is an existing vessel not yet in service with the Turkish navy. Simultaneously, the Romanian government is in talks to build two ships domestically with another constructor. The article notes that while the Romanian shipyard has a strong track record, with multiple military ships delivered to NATO and EU countries, the new Turkish ship might require integration of different weapons systems, including potentially non-compatible Turkish systems.