Romania receives first new warship in more than 30 years

13 July 2026 Romania has taken delivery of its first new large combat vessel in more than three decades last week, with the Turkish-built HISAR-class corvette Contraamiral August Roman arriving at the Constanța Military Port after completing its transit from Türkiye. The delivery was made less than seven months after the two countries signed a government-to-government agreement for the acquisition. According to Turkish defense company ASFAT, which coordinated the project, the corvette was delivered within six months of the contract signed in December 2025 and has officially entered the Romanian Naval Forces' fleet. The Romanian Ministry of National Defence said the vessel arrived in Constanța after a 14-hour transit through the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus Strait, and the Black Sea. The sh