text: As of 2022, ca. 6,800 men and women serve in the Romanian Navy. The main base of the Romanian Navy is located at Constanţa. The current chief of the Romanian Navy is Vice Admiral Mihai Panait, appointed on 15 August 2020. The Commander of the Romanian Fleet is Rear Admiral Cornel Cojocaru, and the Commander of the River Flotilla is Real Admiral Nicu Chirea.
  The Romanian Naval Forces ordered three IAR 330 Puma Naval helicopters, with the last one being commissioned in December 2008. The helicopters are of a similar configuration to those of the Romanian Air Force, including the SOCAT upgrade package; the Navy Pumas also have flotation gear fitted under the nose and main undercarriage fairings. They are currently operated from Navy frigates for search and rescue, medevac and maritime surveillance missions.
  Structure of the Navy
  Naval Forces General Staff in Bucharest
  Naval Component Command
  Fleet Command „Viceamiral Vasile Urseanu”, in Constanța
  56th Frigate Flotilla „Contraamiral Horia Macellariu” (Mărășești, Regele Ferdinand and Regina Maria), in Constanța
  130th Logistic Support Ship Divizion (Croitor class and Stan Tug 1606 ships), in Constanța
  256th Naval Helicopter Group (IAR 330 Puma Naval helicopters), in Tuzla
  150th Missile Fast Patrol Boat Divizion (Tarantul-I missile boats), in Mangalia
  50th Corvette Divizion, in Mangalia
  Admiral Petre Bărbuneanu class corvettes
  Rear-Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian class corvettes
  146th MCM Divizion (Musca class minesweepers and the Cosar minelayer), in Constanța
  508th Coastal Defence Missile Divizion (4K51 Rubezh missile), in Mangalia
  Coastal Defence Missile Section with 4 launchers
  585th CBRN defense company
  River Flotilla Command „Mihail Kogălniceanu”, in Brăila