Romania recieves Turkish COBRA II armoured vehicles PHOTO

Romania received its first Turkish-made COBRA II armoured vehicles, produced by Otokar in Sakarya, on June 10. 

“The first COBRA II vehicles, produced in Sakarya, Türkiye for Romania, have arrived in Mediaş, Romania,” Defence Turk stated on X, Caliber.Az reports. 

🔴🇷🇴Romanya’nın ilk 🇹🇷COBRA zırhlı araçları ülkeye ulaştı

🔸 Romanya için Sakarya, Türkiye’de üretilen ilk COBRA II araçlar, Mediaş, Romanya’ya ulaştı.
🔸Araçların yerel entegrasyon çalışmaları Romanya’da yapılacak. pic.twitter.com/mDlqpbtd56

— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) June 10, 2025

According to the information, the vehicles’ local integration work will be carried out in Romania.

Back in April, Türkiye’s global land systems manufacturer Otokar signed a Joint Venture agreement in Romania with one of the country’s leading defence firms, Automecanica S.A. The accord aimed to manufacture locally in Romania and develop further defence capabilities in the country.

Besides the production of COBRA II 4×4 ATBTU armoured vehicles in Romania, the agreement also entails engineering, marketing, and after-sales services activities in the country.

According to the signed Joint Venture Agreement, each Otokar Land Systems SRL and Automecanica S.A. will hold a 50 per cent stake in the agreement.

By Sabina Mammadli