The Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) analyzed and approved on Monday, June 29, during a meeting, the Romanian armed forces that can be made available for participation in missions and operations outside Romanian territory in 2027.
In the CSAT meeting, it was established that the Romanian Army will provide, for the forces and means that can be made available for participation in missions and operations outside Romanian territory in 2027, a total of 5,358 military and civilian personnel.
Of these, 2,786 will go on missions and operations outside Romania, 1,801 military personnel will be on standby on national territory, with the possibility of being deployed on order, and 771 military personnel will be within the forces proposed for missions and operations that may be assumed, according to CSAT.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) will be able to participate in 2027 in missions and operations with a total of 2,604 military and police personnel, of which 39 will participate in missions and operations outside Romanian territory, and 2,565 military personnel will be on standby on national territory, with the possibility of being deployed on order.
The Ministry of National Defense (MApN) requested an increased contribution to the Mine Countermeasures Black Sea Task Group (MCM BLACK SEA), a strategic initiative vital for guaranteeing freedom of navigation and economic and military security in the Black Sea, in order to ensure command of this task group in 2027.
The establishment of MCM BLACK SEA in January 2024 by Romania, Turkey, and Bulgaria is a first in the recent history of Black Sea security and a project of strategic importance for our country, aimed at maintaining the safety of maritime traffic in the Black Sea, including the protection of critical submarine infrastructure, by expanding the functions of the MCM BLACK SEA maritime demining operation, the CSAT statement further states.
Also, at the end of today's meeting, Council members analyzed the situation of ROMATSA, the sole provider of air navigation services in the national airspace.
In February 2026, the Bucharest Court of Appeal decided to suspend for 30 days the Certificate by which ROMATSA is a provider of air navigation services, following a lawsuit filed by twelve air traffic controllers accusing the company of discrimination in hiring.
A possible suspension of ROMATSA's activity would generate a major systemic vulnerability to national security, causing immediate degradation of integrated airspace surveillance and disruption of NATO tactical or logistical missions on the Eastern Flank. The Court of Appeal's decision is not final or enforceable.
This operational deadlock would lead to geopolitical isolation by forcing the rerouting of critical European transit corridors, in the context of conflicts in the Eastern Neighborhood, severely eroding Romania's credibility as a regional security provider in relation to EUROCONTROL.
Domestically, the air traffic management deadlock would affect commercial, cargo, and emergency transport infrastructure, causing asymmetric economic damage and blocking strategic supply chains.
In this regard, Council members decided that the Romanian Government, through the public authorities with competences in the field, should take the necessary measures to identify solutions for the continuation of air navigation services and airspace security. Also, during the CSAT meeting, other current topics in the field of national security were debated, CSAT states.
The CSAT meeting was attended by resigned Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, some USR leaders (Irineu Darău, Radu Miruță, Oana Țoiu), Alexandru Nazare, Cătălin Predoiu – from the anti-Ilie Bolojan camp, the heads of the secret services – SRI and SIE – Răzvan Ionescu and Gabriel Vlase, the general director of ROMATSA, as well as Gheorghiță Vlad, the Chief of the Army Staff, indicted by the DNA.
