The Romanian Ministry of Defense has made an official request to the Parliament for the purchase of 150 Piranha 5 armored vehicles. writes about it TASS.
The cost of military equipment is estimated at 674 million dollars. However, the actual prices of the machines may vary due to the economic conditions at the date of signing the contract.
At the same time, the production of “Piranha 5” will take place in Romania, if the national parliament takes a positive decision. Equipment assembly will be arranged in accordance with the memorandum of understanding signed between Bucharest Mechanical Plant (UMB) and General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag GmbH in March 2022, which sets out the terms and conditions of cooperation for the production of Piranha 5 armored vehicles. for the Romanian army.
Former Armed Forces of Moldova there is The first of the 19 Piranha armored personnel carriers committed by Germany. According to the military department, the first three vehicles were delivered to the Armed Forces of Moldova, the rest will be delivered in 2023. Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht stressed that the fast delivery of the piranhas proves the effective cooperation between the two countries.