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After 10 years, the plant comes under the authority of the Ministry of Industry and Resources and is renamed S.C. "ARSENAL" S.A. - Bucharest branch. [20] In 2001, following the reorganization of the defense industry, the unit reverted its name to the Bucharest Mechanical Plant and became a subsidiary of ROMARM. [20]
Before 1989, Romania was among the top ten arms exporters in the world, however its arms industry declined considerably during the 1990s. Exports fell from roughly $1 billion before 1989 to about $43 million in 2006, [ 1 ] and the number of employees also fell from 220,000 in 1990 to 20,000 in 2009. [ 2 ]
The 150 mm Krupp M1891/16 L/25 is one example. According to one photography dated October 1916, at least five such guns were converted for field use. Seven new heavy artillery regiments were formed. By 1918, the heaviest Romanian fortress guns had been converted for field use, as exemplified by the Iași (Krupp) Model 1888/1918 210 mm howitzer. [9]
During the First World War, in 1916, a number of 45 Model 1880 75 mm Krupp guns were modified for anti-aircraft use at the Arsenal. [16] The Arsenal was also evacuated to Moldavia together the Pyrotechnics, and the Powder Factory. [17] Between 1928 and 1936, an apprenticeship school functioned at the Arsenal.
2 × 30 mm anti-aircraft gun Romania: 300 [32] Gepard: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Germany: 36 [32] Plus 7 vehicles for spare parts. Oerlikon GDF-003: 2 × 35 mm anti-aircraft gun Switzerland: 72 [32] Contract with Rheinmetall to modernise the Oerlikon GDF-003 anti-aircraft guns. Worth around €328 million for 4 batteries of 6 guns to the ...
William Armstrong became one of the first international arms dealers, selling his systems to governments across the world from Brazil to Japan. [ 6 ] [ non-primary source needed ] In 1884, he opened a shipyard at Elswick to specialize in warship production – at the time, it was the only factory in the world that could build a battleship and ...
The gun makers would be against it. But “people should not have handguns,” he insisted, with the usual stream of profanities. “Guns,” he once said, “are an abomination.” Nixon was not ...
As a paramilitary force, the Iron Guard had no shortage of firearms while in power. At the start of 1941, in Bucharest alone, the Legionnaires had 5,000 guns (rifles, revolvers and machine guns) as well as numerous hand grenades. [56] Included in their small arms was the MP28/II submachine-gun supplied by Himmler's SD. [57]