Leonardo DRS brings combat-proven battle command computing and integration expertise to BSDA 2026 — supporting Romania’s armored modernization and the security of the eastern flank.
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA • May 13–15, 2026 • ROMAERO Băneasa • Visit Leonardo DRS at Booth B135
The Black Sea is no longer a regional concern. It is a frontline. With more than 400 miles of shared border with Ukraine, Romania has emerged as one of NATO’s most consequential eastern flank partners — a country building, exercising, and equipping the kind of combat power the Alliance needs forward-deployed and ready to fight. Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security (BSDA) 2026 marks the 10th edition of the region’s most important defense exhibition, drawing more than 550 exhibitors from 36 countries and over 30,000 visitors to ROMAERO Băneasa.
Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian aerospace, defense, and security company Leonardo, is proud to be part of that conversation. As Romania transitions from legacy armor to a NATO-interoperable, digitally networked armored force — anchored by the M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank — Leonardo DRS is delivering the battle command computing backbone that turns those platforms into a connected, decision-ready fighting force.
Powering Romania’s Armored Modernization
In 2024, Leonardo DRS was awarded a contract through the U.S. Government Foreign Military Sales program to provide and integrate the latest battle command computing hardware and software for Battle Management Systems (BMS) into Romanian Land Forces combat vehicles. The award named Leonardo DRS as the lead systems integrator for BMS hardware, BMS software, cyber protection, network integration, training, and sustainment across the Romanian Army’s incoming armored fleet.
That fleet includes the platforms shaping the future of Romanian land power: the M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the Assault Breacher Vehicle, the M88A2 Recovery Vehicle, and the Joint Assault Bridge. To execute the program, Leonardo DRS is teaming with an in-country Romanian industry partner for installation, training, and in-country support — strengthening sovereign industrial capacity at the same time it strengthens warfighter capability.
The result is more than hardware delivery. It is a fully integrated, NATO-interoperable command and control solution — one engineered to give Romanian commanders and crews the same caliber of situational awareness, fratricide avoidance, combat identification, and tactical decision support that U.S. Army formations rely on today.
“We are proud to support our NATO allies in the Romanian Land Forces by delivering combat-proven battle command computing and the deep integration experience that turns advanced platforms into a connected, decision-ready force. In today’s threat environment, getting these capabilities into warfighters’ hands quickly is everything.”
— Denny Crumley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Leonardo DRS Land Electronics
What Visitors Will See at BSDA 2026
Together, these systems form a NATO-interoperable BMS that improves shared situational awareness, accelerates the kill chain, supports combat identification, and — in the moments that matter most — enables faster recovery of injured soldiers in adverse conditions and environments. This is battle command computing built for the way armored forces actually fight.
Why It Matters on the Eastern Flank
Romania’s armored modernization is one of the largest and most strategically significant land force programs in Europe. The country has committed to acquiring 54 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams under an initial Foreign Military Sales agreement and has signaled the potential for a far broader follow-on acquisition to fully equip its armored brigades. U.S. forces are already exercising Abrams in Romania — most recently at Smardan, alongside Romanian crews — building the interoperability that NATO regional plans now demand.
Battle command computing is what makes that interoperability real. A tank is a platform. A tank connected to its crew, its formation, its higher headquarters, and its allied partners through a common, NATO-aligned BMS is a maneuver capability. Leonardo DRS delivers that connection — with hardware that has been combat-proven on U.S. Army platforms and software architected for coalition operations from day one.
As the Black Sea region continues to feel the pressure of a changed European security environment — from drone incursions across the Danube to the steady hardening of NATO’s eastern posture — the demand for rapidly fieldable, interoperable command and control has never been higher. Leonardo DRS is meeting that demand: with proven systems, a Romanian industrial partnership, and a sustained commitment to the warfighters defending the flank.
About Leonardo DRS
Leonardo DRS is a leading provider of advanced battle command computing, rugged displays, network distribution, and tactical edge computing for U.S. and allied land forces. The company’s ruggedized systems are fielded on thousands of combat vehicles worldwide and form the digital backbone of how modern armored forces see, decide, and act. Leonardo DRS continues to invest in the next generation of edge computing, AI-enabled processing, and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) aligned solutions — reducing cognitive burden for commanders and crews and giving warfighters the information advantage on a multi-domain battlefield.
For more information, visit Leonardo DRS at BSDA 2026, Booth B135 or LeonardoDRS.com/BMS.