Highlights of Black Sea Defense and Aerospace Exhibition in Romania PHOTO

Over 380 companies from 32 countries are participating in the 8th edition of Black Sea Defence and Aerospace - BSDA 2022, the largest exhibition of military, aeronautical and security equipment in Eastern Europe. The event will take place between May 18 and May 20 at Romaero Baneasa in Bucharest.

Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, L3Harris, Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Naval Group, MBDA, Airbus, DAMEN, IVECO Defense Vehicles, Beretta, and Leonardo are listed among the exhibitors. But Romanian companies such as Dacia Automobile, Romarm, Romaero, IAR Braşov, Aerostar Bacău, Pro Optica, and BlueSpace Technology will also be present at the event, Romania-Insider reports.

“As novelty elements, the American company Lockheed Martin will bring to Romania for the first time the simulator for the 5th generation fighter plane, F-35, and the US armed forces will exhibit the latest version of the famous M1A2 Abrams tank. In fact, among the participating countries, the United States has the most significant presence at the event, followed by Germany, France, Israel and Italy,” reads the press release.

Along with the major commercial players in the industry, the event will host an exhibition of military equipment displayed by the Romanian and US Armed Forces and institutions within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ANCOM, Radiocom, and STS.

Caliber.Az reposts the photos taken at the venue by the Chinese news agency Xinhua.

A Hawk surface-to-air missile system is seen on display at the Black Sea Defense and Aerospace Exhibition.

A Spartan military transport aircraft is seen at the exhibition.

A soldier looks through the guidance system of a missile launcher at the exhibition.