Editing M1 Abrams (section)

===Future operators===
* {{BHR}} – [[Royal Bahraini Army]]: On 19 March 2024, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the Department of State had approved the possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of 50 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.<ref name="Bahrain Abrams">{{cite web|url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/bahrain-m1a2-abrams-main-battle-tanks|title=Bahrain – M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks|language=en|work=Defense Security Cooperation Agency|date=19 March 2024}}</ref>
* {{ROU}} – [[Romanian Land Forces]]: On 7 March 2023, a senior defense official announced that the Romanian Land Forces is in the process of advancing a proposal for the purchase of an Abrams tank battalion. In May 2023, the decision to buy 54 used M1A2 Abrams from United States Army stocks was approved by the [[Parliament of Romania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defenseromania.ro/romania-buys-54-abrams-tanks-in-use-for-1-billion-euros_622713.html|title= Romania buys 54 Abrams tanks in use for 1 billion euros|work=DefenseRomania|date=16 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Luiza |first1=Ilie |last2=Nick |first2= Zieminski |date=2023-03-07 |title=Romania aims to buy Abrams tanks, senior army official says |work=Reuters |url= https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romania-aims-buy-abrams-tanks-senior-army-official-says-2023-03-07/ |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref> The Romanian M1A2 variant is designated M1A2R.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/66502|title=Security-Force Assistance BrigadeAids Allies in Theater |magazine=Armor |volume= CXXXVV|issue=1/Winter 2023|author= Nathan Sitterley|page=3|date=2023|issn=0004-2420}}</ref><ref name="m1a2r">{{cite press release |url=https://mdex-ndia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PEO-GCS-and-ACC-DTA-FINAL.pdf |title=MBTS Current Initiatives |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230524203200/https://mdex-ndia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PEO-GCS-and-ACC-DTA-FINAL.pdf |publisher=Michigan Defense Exposition and APBI – PEO GCS and ACC-DTA |author= Marlin Carlsen |page=24 |date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> On 9 November 2023, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the Department of State had approved the possible Foreign Military Sale to Romania for 54 M1A2 tanks and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.53 billion.<ref>{{Citation |url= https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/romania-m1a2-abrams-main-battle-tanks |publisher= DSCA |title= Romania M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks |work= Major arms sales |type= press release}}</ref>