The digitization of equipment and technical means is necessary to ensure the interoperability and sustainability of forces of a modern army, including here the equipment of infantry units, mentioned, on Friday, the Minister of National Defence, Nicolae Ciuca, report agerpres.
He thanked Romanian infantrymen for the effort and dedication they always showed in fulfilling their missions and bid them good health, strength in work, as well as many professional and personal achievements.
"The Romanian Army celebrates, on April 30, the Day of Romanian Infantry, a service branch tied to the appearance in Wallachia of the first 'footsoldiers battalions' and the first 'horse squadrons', in 1830. The history of our infantry was written, many times, in blood, a testament to it being all the great battles and moments of hardship that the Romanian Army saw, the War of Independence, the two world wars," the minister mentioned.