Romanian Interior Minister Raed Arafat announced that the country will acquire a range of civil‑protection equipment under the SAFE programme, including multi‑role aircraft, helicopters, a specialised intervention train, robots for CBRN (chemical‑biological‑radiological‑nuclear) incidents and drones for firefighting and victim search. The €900 million allocation for civil protection is part of a larger SAFE package worth €9.5 billion that also covers military acquisitions. Arafat said Romania is among the few states receiving the civil‑protection element of SAFE, a move endorsed by NATO and the European Union. The new assets are aimed at improving mass victim transport, search‑and‑rescue operations, CBRN response and high‑altitude fire suppression, strengthening the country’s resilience capabilities under NATO and EU frameworks.

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