Støre fikk nå en hanske å ta opp, nemlig den til orlogskapteinen som uttrykte at Norge øyeblikkelig må mobilisere alle fartøyer som har ROV, altså undervannsdrone om bord. Disse må starte jobben med å se etter objekter koplet til rør etc. Jeg tror dessverre at byråkratiet kan ta knekken på oss. Litauen kaster ikke bort tiden med skattetull og avgifter når det gjelder. (Red.)
Lithuania
boosts defense budget to buy HIMARS, trucks, drones
Sep 29, 09:16 PM
WARSAW,
Poland — The Lithuanian government has decided to allocate additional funds for
the country’s Defence Ministry this year, paving the way for the purchase of
High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, Oshkosh joint light tactical
vehicles (JLTVs) and Switchblade drones from the United States.
In
response to Russia’s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine, Lithuania has decided to
expand its military budget by some €148 million (US$144.5 million) this year.
In total, the government plans to earmark 2.52 percent of the country’s 2022
gross domestic product for defense.
“In
the context of the war started by Russia, we are increasing funding for
defense, consistently implementing the agreement of the parliamentary parties,”
Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė said in a press release.
The
country’s Ministry of National Defence said in a statement that “Lithuanian and
U.S. officials are planning to sign contracts on acquisitions that are
important to Lithuania this year” including deals to buy “HIMARS missile
systems, Switchblade combat drones, and JLTV armored combat support all-terrain
vehicles.”
Since
the war’s outbreak, Lithuania has transferred some 50 M113 armored personnel
carriers to Ukraine, and the JLTV acquisition is designed to backfill this
capacity.
With
Ukraine using U.S.-supplied systems to combat Russia’s aggression, Lithuania is
one of the region’s countries who plan to buy Lockheed Martin’s weapon to boost
their rocket artillery capabilities. Last July, neighboring Latvia sent a letter of request to buy an undisclosed number of
M142 HIMARS launchers, two months after Poland filed a letter of request to
order about 500 such weapons.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar
Merk: Bare medlemmer av denne bloggen kan legge inn en kommentar.