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The TR-85 is a main battle tank designed for the armed forces of Romania. Based on the TR-77-580 , the TR-85 tank was developed from 1978 to 1985 and produced from 1986 until 1990. A modernization program was initiated in March 1994 to upgrade the TR-85 tanks to NATO standards.
Main battle tanks M1 Abrams United States: Main Battle Tank: M1A2 SEPv3 0/54 [42] Romania is to purchase one battalion of 54 tanks and 12 tank-chassis derivatives in the first stage of the "Main Battle Tank" program. [43] A possible sale for the Abrams tanks and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.53 billion was approved on 9 November ...
The Romanian Land Forces have completely overhauled their equipment in the past few years, replacing them with more modern equipment. [47] The TR-85M1 "Bizon" main battle tank and the MLI-84M "Jder" infantry fighting vehicle are the most modern, domestically produced
The TR-125 (Romanian: Tanc Românesc 125, lit. 'Romanian Tank 125') prototype main battle tank is a redesigned T-72 made in Romania with Romanian components only. Number 125 in the designation stands for the 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun. It is now designated P-125 (P stands for Prototype).
Romania is pushing to buy 54 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment from the United States in a deal worth at least a billion dollars, the defense ministry said Friday. Romania, a NATO ...
TR-125 – Romanian prototype tank based on T-72 with extra armour, new FCS, new gun, modified suspension and more powerful diesel engine. A reverse engineered vehicle, it was larger in dimensions than the T-72. Its name stands for Tanc Românesc 125 ("Romanian Tank 125"), with "125" indicating the gun caliber of 125 mm.
Romania is seeking to purchase a “battalion” of M1 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States. The reason why is complicated.
This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world. A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.