US approves sale of Abrams tanks to Romania for USD 2.5 billion
The US State Department has approved the sale of 54 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams battle tanks to Romania, with a potential price tag of $2.53 billion.
The potential sale was announced on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website. The announcements made by the DSCA are not final, as Congress can still step in and oppose the sale, although that almost certainly won't happen with three NATO nations. It is important to note that final quantities and dollar totals may vary during negotiations.
The deal would cover 54 tanks, as well as four M88A2 HERCULES combat recovery vehicles, four M1110 joint assault bridges, and a whole host of other support equipment, including 5,940 M1147 120mm multipurpose high-explosive Tracer shells ( HEMP-T) and 4,230 120mm M1002 Target Practice Multipurpose Cartridges, Tracer (TPMP-T).
General Dynamics Land Systems is the prime supply contractor, although more than a dozen other companies are listed in the DSCA announcement.
“The proposed sale will enhance Romania's ability to address current and future threats by providing a credible force capable of deterring adversaries and participating in NATO operations,” the DSCA wrote in its announcement. “Romania will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.”
Today's tank announcement is the fourth Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request for Romania to be approved by the DSCA in 2023. In March, Bucharest was approved to spend $104 million on 95 Joint Light Tactical Carrier Vehicles of heavy weapons; in June, for an F-16 modernization effort with an estimated price tag of $105 million; and in July for an estimated total of 16 amphibious assault vehicles. The Romanian army is therefore increasingly armed by the USA.
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