The Defence Materiel Agency under the Defence Ministry has launched procurement procedures for 35 sets of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs).
The plan is to buy 26 sets of “mini” and nine sets of “small” UASs for around 36 million euros.
“The acquisition of these systems will significantly improve the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ intelligence capability,” Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said.
“Currently, the Lithuanian Armed Forces have no such military-purpose tactical-level UASs for reconnaissance tasks,” he added.
Lithuania also plans to acquire US-made Switchblade combat drones with the support of the US administration, according to the ministry. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
