According to recent information released by the South Korean Defense Company Hanwha Aerospace, after the signature of a contract with Romania on July 10, 2024 for the supply of 54 K9 155mm self-propelled howitzer and 36 K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles, as part of efforts to broaden its partnership with Romania, Hanwha Aerospace is offering the Redback tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) for Romania’s IFV modernization program.
In 2023, the Redback was selected for Australia’s next-generation IFV under the LAND 400 Phase 3 program for the delivery of 129 vehicles, most of which are to be built at a facility in Geelong, Victoria. To win the high-profile Australian IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) contest, the Redback successfully went through the world’s most competitive IFV tests and evaluations, proving its overwhelming maneuverability and lethality compared to other armoured combat vehicles.
Currently, the Romania army is equipped with 142 tracked armored IFVs including 41 MLI-84 and 101 MLI-84M Jderul. The MLI-84 Romanian Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) was developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It officially entered into service in 1985.