Romania is allegedly ready to buy up to 500 Korean K2 tanks

Romania, according to press reports, may purchase 300 to 500 Korean K2 tanks after successful field tests.

Here's What We Know

To demonstrate their commitment to the tanks, Romania may decide to pay for the first batch of 50 K2 tanks in cash. This is stated by the Army Recognition publication with reference to the South Korean media outlet MBC News.

However, Romania has not yet commented on such statements, so they already raise some doubts. And the information that the European country is ready to pay cash for 50 K2 tanks sounds like a fabrication of South Korean journalists.

As a reminder, South Korea has signed a deal worth almost a billion dollars to supply weapons, including K9 self-propelled howitzers and K2 tanks, to Romania.

Flashback

The K2 Black Panther is a modern main battle tank developed and manufactured by Hyundai Rotem for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea. Development began in 1995, and serial production began in 2013. The K2 is equipped with a 120 mm smoothbore gun with automatic loading, which can fire at a range of up to 10 km. It is also powered by a powerful diesel engine that allows it to reach speeds of up to 70 km/h on the highway. The K2 incorporates advanced defence systems, including active protection and modular armour.

Source: Army Recognition