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Romania will be another NATO country who have adopted Turkish shock drones Bayraktar TB2, the Ministry of defence has sent to Parliament a request for approval of a potential transaction.
The Romanian defense Ministry has decided to procure Turkish shock drones. In case of approval of the transaction by the government, the military will begin negotiations with the Turks on the purchase of three sets of UAVs, special equipment for the training package and the initial logistics. For all this, the Romanian military is planning to give a little more than $ 300 million, but this is a preliminary amount, it is possible that it will rise.
The drones are designed to equip the Land forces of Romania in one complex consists of six drones and two ground control stations. Thus, Bucharest buys 18 (eighteen) UAV Bayraktar TB2 in the framework of the reform of the Land forces until 2040.
Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2 UAV is an aircraft of the type. The wingspan is 12 m, the length is 6.5 m and Maximum takeoff weight of 650 kg, can carry two precision munition MAM-L weighing 21.5 kg and two MAM-C weighing 7 kg, allowing it to hit targets at ranges from 2 to 8 km and the flight Duration BLAH – to 24-h range in line-of-sight up to 150 km.
Despite the bad experience of using Bayraktar TB2 in Ukraine, where the Turkish drones have become quite easy targets for the Russian air defense systems on the UAV is a waiting list. According to unofficial information, Bayraktar TB2 purchased for 23 countries, including three European - Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine. The main buyers drone countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
