La Lituanie s'offre 18 systèmes d'artillerie Caesar
Selon nos informations, six mois après avoir annoncé au salon Eurosatory une promesse de commande de 18 canons Caesar Mark II à Nexter, la Lituanie a signé le contrat.
Agreement reached with France on procurement of Caesar Mark II howitzers
Lithuanian Armed Forces capabilities will increase by 18 new generation Caesar Mark II self-propelled 155 mm howitzers. Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas concluded the bilateral agreement for joining the Caesar Mark II development programme during his visit to Paris at a meeting with Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecornu on December 29.
The Ministry of National Defence foresees allocation of approx. EUR 110-150 million for the entire Caesar Mark II artillery system development and acquisition project. The funds will cover both, development and acquisition of the equipment and its integration in the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Howitzer delivery deadline is 2027.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Fr 8. Apr 2022, 21:09As part of the PzH2000 acquisition project, the Artillery Battalion also received M577 armored vehicles earlier after they had been repaired and customized for the role of fire control post
Das litauische Verteidigungsministerium hat die Integration von Kommunikationssystemen des Herstellers L3Harris in die Panzerfahrzeuge M577 und M113 ausgeschrieben. Insgesamt sind 69 M-113 (je 2 Funkgeräte), weitere 36 M-113 (je 3 Funkgeräte) und 30 M-577 (je 4 Funkgeräte) betroffen:
Lithuania is buying Thales GM200 MM/C multi-mission radar system
The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania and the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands have signed a cooperation agreement regarding acquisition of the Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact (GM200 MM/C) radars from the Dutch manufacturer, Thales Nederland, thus further building on the defence cooperation between the two countries.
The Lithuanian-Dutch ministerial agreement also opens the door to cooperation on the multi-mission radar maintenance. Involvement of Lithuanian defence industry in the projects of such nature is considered for the future.
The project worth of EUR 126,7 million also covers a logistical support package (technical documentation, training if operators and maintenance personnel, primary package of spare parts, system-specific instrument kit and testing equipment). The first of the ordered radars are planned to arrive in 2026.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Fr 8. Apr 2022, 21:09As part of the PzH2000 acquisition project, the Artillery Battalion also received M577 armored vehicles earlier after they had been repaired and customized for the role of fire control post
M577 armored personnel carriers transferred to Ukraine
Ukraine conflict: Lithuania sends mobile command vehicles to Ukraine
Lithuania has supplied an undisclosed number of M577 armoured command vehicles to the Ukrainian army.
The vehicles, provided under a military support deal, arrived in Ukraine on 5 April, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) on 6 April.
An MND spokesperson was unable to specify to Janes the number of units supplied for security reasons.
M577 is the command-and-control (C2) variant of the M113 tracked armoured personnel carrier (APC) that was first introduced to the US Army in the 1960s. Three generations exist – A1, A2, and A3 – as is the case with the M113. M577 can also be used as a fire-direction centre and mobile medical treatment facility as well as a communications vehicle.
In December 2016 Lithuania acquired 168 M577A2 vehicles from Germany at a cost of EUR1.6 million (USD1.7 million). The vehicles were suited for various purposes, including C2, artillery fire control, mortar fire control, training, and as an ambulance. This followed an earlier order for 26 M577s from Germany.
