Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) – Strategic-Technological Analysis

IAR S.A. Brașov, Romania’s legacy rotorcraft and aerostructures firm, stands at a crossroads of European defense interest. With roots in 1925 as the “Romanian Aeronautical Industry,” it has grown into the nation’s sole helicopter producer (most notably of the SA‑330 Puma under license)[1][2]. Today IAR combines licensed manufacture with homegrown upgrad…