Lithuania mulls forming an army division, Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said.
“We have the ambition to form a Lithuanian division in the future while receiving division-level capabilities, such as HIMARS,” he said.
An army division is usually made up of several brigades and includes 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers.
Some 11,500 professional soldiers, almost 3,500 conscript soldiers and nearly 5,400 volunteer soldiers currently serve in the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
In mid-December, Lithuania signed a $495-million contract with the US on the acquisition of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
