The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 6 July that the State Department has approved a possible sale to Lithuania of 6 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment. The potential deal is for 6 UH-60M Black Hawks,14 T700-GE-701D engines (12 installed and 2 spares), as well as other systems for an estimated cost of […]

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced that country’s Air Force has accepted delivery of a new NASAMS (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) medium-range air defense systems. “On June 19 the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) medium-range air defense systems procured from Norway were delivered to the Air Defence Battalion of […]

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, a leading supplier of remote weapon stations, has received the award for delivering its Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) to Lithuanian Armed Forces as part of $170.8 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The company’s website said the Protector is the world’s most fielded Remote Weapon System with more than 20,000 […]

The U.S. Army’s Army’s premiere airborne SIGINT-collection and precision targeting location system was spotted in Lithuania, near the border with Russia. Scramble Magazine reported that two U.S. Army Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) platform hosted on a fixed-wing King Air B200 aircraft, designated RC-12X, are residing at Lithuanian Air Force base located near Siauliai. “Having initially arrived […]

The Ministry of National Defense Republic of Lithuania has confirmed that on Thursday the Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense will sign the Letter of Offer and Acceptance concerning procurement of 200 units of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, known as the JLTV. According to a […]

Lithuania looks set to buy almost 200 newest Oshkosh Defense-built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs), according to Minister of Defense, Raimundas Karoblis. Speaking at the meeting of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense which considered next year’s defense budget, Raimundas Karoblis said that Lithuania plans to buy almost 200 JLTVs for its armed […]

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $170.8 million sale of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, known as the JLTVs, to Lithuania, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday. The Government of Lithuania requested five hundred JLTVs with spares, MK-93 weapons mounts, M2 QCB .50 CAL Machine Guns and support services. “This proposed sale […]

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters with F-15E Strike Eagles were deployed to Lithuania. According to a statement, F-35A jets arrived at Siauilai Air Base, Lithuania, as part of Operation Rapid Forge, along with F-15E Strike Eagles and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Rapid Forge is a U.S. Air Forces […]

The Lithuanian Armed Forces have officially accepted the first delivery of Vilkas modern infantry fighting vehicles, the service said Tuesday. On July 9 first two of the 88 Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) produced to the Lithuanian Armed Forces by a German manufacturer were formally handed over to Lithuania. The IFVs will be designated to […]

The Lithuanian Armed Forces have received the first two Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles, according to a report by the Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. On June 25, first two of 88 Vilkas IFVs were delivered to Lithuanian Armed Forces. Also added that after a year of intense testing in training areas and testing […]