Lithuania Spend 110 Million Euro To Purchase NASAMS II

Norwegian mobile (ADMS) or anti-aircraft missile systems medium-range NASAMS Lithuania will cost 110 million euros, said the defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis who signed the agreement to purchase the SAM for the Lithuanian Armed forces.

It is a bit smaller than planned initially said on Thursday the Minister.

Officials did not disclose the exact amount that SAM, but they will be equipped with two batteries. It will not allow you to create over Lithuania the so-called no-fly zone, and SAM will be deployed in priority areas that will establish command.

defense - one of the weaknesses of the Baltic States militarily. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia now have only short-range SAM that can hit targets at a distance of 3-5 kilometers.

Korean missiles can hit targets at a distance of several tens of kilometers and can shoot down targets at an altitude of 15 km.

to best ensure the safety of the airspace, the Baltic States need the shield of air defense systems, long-range, such as Patriot missiles. The Baltic States have previously discussed about the possibilities of joint procurement of medium-range SAM, but to carry out these plans failed and Lithuania buys them alone.

Lithuania, which borders Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, has signed a contract to get a permanent surface-to-air missile system within three years. Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis says the country has "started to fill in a major gap in our national defense system."

Eirik Lie of Norway's Kongsberg company said Lithuania had chosen its NASAMS system.

Kongsberg said deal for the mid-range air defense system, signed Thursday, was worth 109 million euros ($128 million).

Lithuania says delivery of the system is scheduled to be start next year and be complete by 2021.

Видео Lithuania Spend 110 Million Euro To Purchase NASAMS II канала Strategic Forecast