▁de ▁C erc et are ▁și ▁Anti - T anc ). ▁The ▁first ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 L ▁SO CAT ▁was ▁flow n ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁from ▁I AR ' s ▁air field ▁in ▁Gh imb av , ▁near ▁Bra ș ov . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁second ▁prototype ▁fle w . ▁The ▁first ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 L ▁SO CAT ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁a ▁combat ▁unit ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁all , ▁ 2 5 ▁SO CAT s ▁were ▁made , ▁including ▁the ▁prototype , ▁re built ▁to ▁production ▁standard ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 M ▁NAT O ▁is ▁a ▁modern ized ▁transport ▁version ▁with ▁the ▁SO CAT ▁version ' s ▁av ion ics , ▁but ▁without ▁weapons ▁and ▁opt ron ic ▁systems . ▁Among ▁others , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁weather ▁rad ar . ▁Tw elve ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 L s ▁were ▁modern ized ▁to ▁ 3 3 0 M ▁standard ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Naval ▁version ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁I AR ▁ 3 3 0 ▁N AV AL ▁hel ic opter ▁was ▁officially ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁Gh imb av ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁Naval ▁Forces ▁ordered ▁three ▁of ▁this ▁variant . ▁The ▁hel