US Approves Sale of M1A2 Abrams Tanks to Romania
The Government of Romania has requested to buy fifty-four (54) M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks; fifty-four (54) M1A1 Structures; four (4) M88A2 HERCULES Combat Recovery Vehicles; four (4) M1110 Joint Assault Bridges; four (4) M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles; four (4) Heavy Assault Scissor Bridges (HASB);
Fifty-four (54) M240C 7.62mm machine guns; ten (10) AGT1500 Gas Turbine engines; five thousand nine hundred forty (5,940) 120mm M1147 High Explosive, Multipurpose, Tracer (HEMP-T) cartridges; and four thousand two hundred thirty (4,230) 120mm M1002 Target Practice Multipurpose, Tracer (TPMP-T) cartridges.
Also included are mine rollers; Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter (EHET) M1300 tractors with M1302 trailer with B-Kit/Frag Kit; Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) M978A4 with B-Kit/Frag Kit; Tank Rack Modules (TRM) M107A1 fuel trailer (2500 gal) with B-Kit/Frag Kit; HEMTT A4 M1120 Load Handling System (LHS ) with B-Kit/Frag Kit; Ml076Al with flat rack and B-Kit/Frag Kit.
Forward Repair Systems; trailer mounted generators; Common Remote Operated Weapons Station Low Profile (CROWS-LP); M2A1 .50 caliber machine guns; communications equipment; global positioning system (GPS) receivers; training ammunition;
spare parts; Special Tools and Test Equipment (STTE); technical manuals and publications; maintenance trainers; gunnery training systems; tank driver’s trainers; new equipment training; U.S. Government technical, engineering, and concurrent spare parts.
The M1 Abrams, a third-generation American main battle tank, incorporates advanced technologies like a multifuel turbine engine, Chobham composite armor, and a computer fire control system.
Named after General Creighton Abrams, it emerged from the unsuccessful MBT-70 project, aiming to modernize armored warfare. The M1, M1A1, and M1A2 versions represent successive improvements in armament, protection, and electronics.
M1A2 SEPv3 upgrades include improved power, communication, and maintenance systems. Notable features are the Vehicle Health Management System (VHMS), Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs), Ammunition DataLink (ADL) for airburst rounds, counter-IED armor, and the Next Generation Armor Package (NGAP). The M88A2 HERCULES is a key armored recovery vehicle in use by the U.S. Army.
The M1074 Joint Assault Bridge System (also known as M1110, JABS) is an armored military engineering vehicle based on the Abrams M1A1 main battle tank chassis. The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is a U.S. military mine- and explosives-clearing vehicle, based on the M1 Abrams chassis, equipped with a mine plow and line charges.