On July 9, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense’s Defense Resources Agency announced that it had ordered the RBS 70 NG mobile short-range air defense system (MSHORAD) from the Swedish company… Continue reading "Lithuania Orders RBS 70 NG Mobile Short-Range Air Defense Systems (MSHORAD) From Saab For Its Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV)"
This week, the United States delivered an additional shipment of Javelin anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) valued at approximately $16.6 million to Lithuania, one of its main allies in the Baltic… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives Additional Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles From The United States"
The Lithuanian government has decided to proceed with the purchase of Leopard 2 main battle tanks from Germany, with its State Defense Council authorizing the start of negotiations for an… Continue reading "Lithuania To Start Negotiations On Leopard Tank Purchase"
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense has announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Defense for the procurement of Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact… Continue reading "Lithuania To Procure Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact Radars From Thales Group"
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have received the fourth batch of JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicles) armored vehicles manufactured in the United States. The cargo ship Regina Seaways delivered the final… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives Its Fourth Batch of Oshkosh JLTV Multi-Role Armored Vehicles"
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that the US State Department has approved a foreign military sale of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment to… Continue reading "Lithuania To Procure AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles From the US For NASAMS Air Defense Systems"
Lithuanian defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas said on Thursday that he believed that he had not lost the trust of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, after Nausėda criticized him for statements he… Continue reading "Lithuanian Defense Minister Embroiled In Leopard Tank Comment Row"
Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anuauskas met with his Polish counterpart, Mariusz Blaszczak, in Warsaw on Tuesday, 30 May, as part of the Fourth Polish-Lithuanian Defense Ministers Council. During the meeting,… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases 20 Million Euros Worth of Additional Grom MANPADS From Poland"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with the United States government to purchase 300 more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) from Oshkosh Defense. The contract in… Continue reading "Lithuania To Procure an Additional 300 JLTVs From The US"