Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the necessity of rethinking and restructuring the current system of maintenance for the military technical systems, based on the criteria of technical and economic efficiency of maintenance, as well as its management. The current maintenance system, rigorously planned and organized, but with irregular allocation of financial and material resources, could be made more efficient to the extent in which appropriate financial funds are provided and conceptual changes are brought to the objectives and to the content of the two components of maintenance, that of preventive maintenance (PREMENT) and of corrective maintenance (CORMENT) respectively. These changes at the operational level will be able to determine the reorientation of the financial resources towards maximizing the preventive maintenance activities. This is a major trend of the management of technical military systems maintenance within the NATO member states which results in important achievements in the field of manufacturing and employing military equipment.