page_title: Romanian Naval Forces
section_title: Command, control and organisation
hierarchical_section_title: Romanian Naval Forces / Command, control and organisation
caption_attribution_description: IAR 330 Puma Naval before the first flight.
context_page_description: The Romanian Navy is the navy branch of the Romanian Armed Forces; it operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube. It traces its history back to 1860.
context_section_description: The Romanian Navy is organized in one Frigate Flotilla and one Riverine Flotilla. Equipment includes two Type 22 frigates, one "Mărășești" class frigate, four corvettes (two Tetal-I and two Tetal-II), three Tarantul-I missile corvettes, three Osa class torpedo boats, one minelayer, four minesweepers, three "Mihail Kogălniceanu" class river patrol monitors, five Smârdan-class river monitor and other small crafts and auxiliary ships.
  As of 2015, ca. 7,150 men and women serve in the Romanian Navy. The main base of the Romanian Navy is located at Constanţa. The current chief of the Romanian Navy is Rear Admiral Mihai Panait appointed on 15 August 2020. The Commander of the Romanian Fleet is Rear Admiral Ioan Condur, and the Commander of the River Flotilla is Rear Admiral Cornel Rogozan.
  The Romanian Naval Forces ordered three IAR 330 Puma Naval helicopters, with the last one being commissioned in December 2008. The helicopters are in a similar configuration to those of the Romanian Air Force, including the SOCAT upgrade package; the Navy Pumas also have flotation gear fitted under the nose and main undercarriage fairings. They are currently operated from Navy frigates for search and rescue, medevac and maritime surveillance missions.
caption: IAR 330 Puma Naval
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