Fifty more armoured Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) will reach Lithuania in November, Deputy Minister of Defence Vilius Semeska has announced. “50 of the 200 units ordered under the contract will be delivered to Lithuania in early November,” he said in a Facebook post. Representatives of the Defence Materiel Agency are currently in the United…
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…
Ukraine expects the West to supply it with more artillery, aircraft and air-launched missiles, as it needs at least twice as many heavy weapons as it receives now, Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s office, has said in Vilnius. “To win against Russia, there’s just one condition, which is twice the amount of…
Ukroboronprom State Concern has signed a framework cooperation agreement with the American corporation, Honeywell. The relevant statement was made by Ukroboronprom State Concern on Telegram. “Ukroboronprom State Concern has signed the framework cooperation agreement with the American multinational corporation, Honeywell. The areas of cooperation will include aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, navigation and radars,” the report…
Lithuania has sent 105-mm howitzers from its reserve to Ukraine, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has announced. “M50/M101 105 mm howitzers held in reserve of the Lithuanian Armed Forces were sent to Ukraine,” he said in a Facebook post. The minister added that Lithuania’s total military assistance to Ukraine, including the current and other planned shipments,…
Estonia will purchase Poland-made Piorun (Thunderbolt) air defence systems, which have been battle-tested in the Ukraine war. Man-portable Piorun surface-to-air missiles are designed to target low-flying aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. Under the deal, signed by Mariusz Blaszczak, the Polish defence minister, and his Estonian counterpart Hanno Pevkur on September 7, Poland will supply…
Lithuania’s armed forces have now fixed technical and software problems on their Germany-made Boxer IFV platform that houses an Israeli turret, the country’s Defence Ministry reports. “Upgrades are now being installed in vehicles delivered to Lithuania and this process will be finalised in November. The delivery of new Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) to the…