Lithuania has decided to purchase 155 mm self-propelled howitzers PzH2000 the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann against increase in military spending of the country by 20-30%, reported defence-blog.com

Deliveries can be made in the years 2016-2019 (according to a military plan for 2015-2020). Currently discuss details of the contract.

It is reported that the Baltic states are alarmed by events in eastern Ukraine and wants to have a strong artillery, which plays an important role in the military conflict in the country.