The Piranha 5 armored vehicles will be produced entirely at the Bucharest Mechanical Plant. In Romania, they will be manufactured and equipped for export to Eastern European countries

By rbj
General Dynamics European Land Systems signed a joint venture with Uzina Mecanică București (UMB) on Tuesday, and the next unit of Piranha 5 armor for the Romanian Army will be fully manufactured in the Capital unit, as well as potential future export orders.
The Romanian Army has signed a framework contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) for 227 Piranha 5 fighting vehicles for about 900 million euros.
The contract was also signed in partnership with UMB, where part of the first batch carriers were assembled for delivery to the Romanian army.
Now, with the new joint venture between GDELS and UMB, the next batch of Piranha 5 would be produced at the plant in Bucharest, including the carcass and armor part, and the target in the future would also be products for the export market, especially in countries such as Slovakia, the Czech Republic or Bulgaria.
To date, 227 Piranha 5 conveyors have been delivered to Romania.
Another 133 Piranha 5 conveyors completely produced and assembled in Romania will be delivered to the Romanian army in the coming years.
At UM Bucharest, a maintenance section for military vehicles will also be operational, so that other Piranha 5, as well as other elements of the military forces, can be maintained at the Bucharest Plant.