What DefenseRomania has been announcing for almost a year, namely Romania’s intention to purchase Abrams tanks, has been confirmed by the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the media writes. According to DefenseRomania, the confirmation of the Abrams purchase came from Major General Teodor Incicaș, head of the General Directorate for Armaments. The official of the Ministry of National Defense said in the Ministry’s weekly podcast that the request for the purchase of American Abrams tanks is to be sent to Parliament.
Romania-insider.com writes the same as DefenseRomania does: the number of Abrams tanks to be purchased might be 54: indeed, Major General Teodor Incicaș confirmed that a NATO-size battalion would be so equipped. But at this stage, this purchase remains an assumption as long as it is not confirmed by an official document. Furthermore, the selected variant of M1A2 Abrams is not determined, so far.