What does the Ministry of the Interior buy through SAFE. Contracts signed for almost one billion euros
The Ministry of Internal Affairs informs that, within the National Investment Plan of Romania approved by the European Commission for financing through the SAFE Instrument – Security Action for Europe, contracts and framework agreements totaling 973,113,125 euros have been concluded until May 30, 2026. Among the expected investments, there are two Leonardo C-27J Spartan NG multirole tactical aircraft, 12 Airbus H145 and H160 helicopters, Search and Rescue lifeboats and an intervention train for transporting multiple victims and interventions in emergency situations, informs News.ro.
According to the MAI, the contracts target major investment projects aimed at increasing the operational capacity of the MAI structures in areas essential for national security, population protection and response to emergency situations: military mobility, multiple victim management, CBRNe protection, mass evacuation, air and naval intervention, critical communications and IT resilience.
The individual procurement procedures, carried out within the SAFE projects, were carried out with suppliers approved by the Supreme National Defense Council, in accordance with the provisions of GEO no. 62/2025, with subsequent amendments and additions, specifies the cited source.
“Through these investments, Romania strengthens its capacity to intervene in complex scenarios, including natural disasters, collective accidents, CBRN incidents, multiple medical evacuations, search and rescue operations, aerial and naval interventions, transport of personnel and essential materials, as well as ensuring critical communications in exceptional situations”, says the MAI.
Spartan aircraft and Airbus helicopters
The same source mentions that an important component of the program is intended for the Department for Emergency Situations, through investments in aviation, civil protection and operative intervention.
Thus, two Leonardo C-27J Spartan NG multirole tactical aircraft, 12 Airbus H145 and H160 helicopters, an integrated flight simulation center, special vehicles for the transport of multiple victims and emergency situations, ambulances for the transport of highly contagious patients, mobile teams for the management of mass casualties, Search and Rescue lifeboats and an intervention train for the transport of multiple victims and interventions in emergency situations are considered.
According to the quoted source, the two Leonardo C-27J Spartan NG multi-role tactical aircraft will allow complex missions to be carried out, from air support for monitoring and coordinating interventions in major emergency situations, to multiple medical evacuations, transport of specialized teams, transport of intervention materials and support for the population.
The integrated flight simulation center for the Airbus H135 and Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk will contribute to increasing aviation safety, training crews in near-real conditions and reducing training costs in real flight.
“The Airbus H145 and H160 helicopters (3x H 160 for public order, 4x H 160 for civil protection multi-role missions and 5x H 145 for SMURD and mountain rescue missions) will strengthen the national capacity for air intervention, civil protection and emergency management, including for SMURD missions, mountain rescue, search and rescue, operative transport, logistical support and interventions in hard-to-reach areas. Special vehicles for transporting multiple victims and interventions in emergency situations, ambulances for highly contagious transport and mobile teams for the management of mass fatalities will increase the response capacity of the MAI structures in the case of events with a large number of victims, biological risk situations and complex intervention scenarios”, says the same source.
Boats for maritime interventions
According to the MAI, Search and Rescue sloops and maritime intervention sloops will strengthen the capacity for action on water, including for rescuing people in danger, interventions on board ships, extinguishing fires and supporting operations carried out in port, fluvial or maritime areas.
At the same time, the investments in critical communications and IT resilience will contribute to protecting the operational infrastructures of the MAI, to the continuity of essential services and to increasing the coordination capacity between operative structures in crisis situations, the quoted source also says.
