The government of the United States and Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency have signed an amendment to an existing contract for a second HIMARS rocket artillery battery worth about $280 million, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry reports. The additional agreement covers the purchase of extra launchers, combat and training ammunition for the Lithuanian Armed Forces, as well as…
The Polish state defence firm Bumar-Labedy has signed an agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem setting out the terms of production in Poland of dozens of South Korean K2 tanks. It will be the first time in almost two decades that Poland will manufacture tanks domestically. The agreement, signed on April 27, formally defines the…
The Baltic States and Poland will seek more European Union funding to secure the eastern border, Lithuanian Finance Minister Kristupas Vaitiekunas has said. “We must stand together and speak with one voice to attract the attention of other European countries, making it clear that this is not just our national border, but the external border…
Estonia may ask the United States for permission to purchase ammunition from other suppliers, the head of Estonia’s parliamentary defense committee Kalev Stoicescu (Eesti 200) has said. The United States has halted ammunition deliveries to Estonia at least until the conflict involving Iran is resolved. Speaking on ERR, Stoicescu said the suspension affected not only…
Washington has delayed deliveries of purchased US weapons to European countries, including to the Baltic states, Reuters reports, citing five unnamed sources. The delays are due to the war against Iran, which has begun to stretch US supplies of some critical weapons. Reuters did not disclose the exact countries affected, but its sources said some…
During the Ukrainian-German government consultations on April 14 in Berlin, the German company Quantum Systems announced the creation of two additional joint ventures as part of the “Build with Ukraine” initiative. This is stated in the company’s press release. As noted, Quantum WIY Industries (QWI), together with its Ukrainian partner company WIY Drones, will strengthen…
Ukrainian arms manufacturers are a community of brave entrepreneurs who, in partnership with the Defence Forces, create unique technologies. Today, this includes more than 900 state and private companies and over 300,000 people working to strengthen the country’s defence capability. More than 50% of the weaponry currently used on the frontline is now of Ukrainian…