The U.S. Defense Department said on Nov. 9 that it approved a potential $2.53 billion sale of Abrams main battle tanks to Romania to bolster the NATO ally’s capability amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DCSA) said it had notified Congress of the possible arms sale on Thursday, which includes 54 M1A2 battle tanks, combat recovery vehicles, and assault breacher vehicles.
The sale also includes 54 machine guns, 10 gas turbine engines, 5,940 M1147 high explosives, 4,230 M1002 target practice multipurpose, tracer cartridges, and other related support equipment, the department stated.
“The proposed sale will improve Romania’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing […]
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