Nem. A teljes program ara 2.54 milliard USD, ebben osszesen van 54 Abrams, meg masik, regebbi M1A1 hull, szinten 54, de mas semmi.
"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; service and training ammunition; spare and repair 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 and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics personnel services; concurrent spare parts; Field Service Representative (FSR) support; Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); Next Generation Automatic Test System (NGATS); logistics products; tank range upgrade; Intensive Management Office (IMO); Foreign Liaison Officer (FLO); Program Management Reviews (PMR); test measurement and diagnostic equipment; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total program cost is $2.53 billion."
Hogy a romanok mit akarnak az egymilliarddal, azt senki nem tudja, de erzesem szerint megy a szokasos romanos ciganykodas, mert ruppotlanok, es probalkoznak, hatha kapnak egy zl-at majd valahogyan, sokkal olcsobban... nem fognak.
Mașinile de luptă care vor intra în înzestrarea Forțelor Terestre Române vor fi livrate în cea mai modernă versiune a acestui model, ce se află și în dotarea armatei SUA. Valoarea estimată a contractului se situează în jurul sumei de 1,07 miliarde de dolari, în concordanță cu aprobarea prealabilă a Parlamentului României. Conform legislației americane, Congresul SUA a fost notificat cu o valoare inițială mai mare, de aproximativ 2.5 miliarde de dolari. După aprobarea de către Congres, guvernele României și Statelor Unite vor semna contractul de tip LoA (Letter of Acceptance), achiziția de către partea română urmând a se realiza la valoarea estimată și aprobată de Parlamentul României.