WARSAW, Poland — Four days after she was sworn into office, Lithuania’s defense minister, Dovilė Šakalienė, signed an agreement to purchase 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks during her Dec. 16 official visit to Germany.Over the course of her visit to Berlin, Šakalienė met with her German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, with whom she discussed issues related to the two countries’ defense cooperation. These include the heavy maneuver brigade of 4,800 personnel t…

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While costs and delivery dates were not made public in the statement, the Lithunian minister told the Baltic News Service that the goal is to have the tanks by 2030.

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The new tanks, he added, “will facilitate the integration and interoperability of the Lithuanian and German armies”, as Germany is the customer that has driven the development of this platform.

Los nuevos carros de combate, ha añadido, “facilitarán la integración y la interoperabilidad de los ejércitos lituano y alemán”, ya que Alemania es el cliente que ha impulsado el desarrollo de esta plataforma.

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Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė signed a document confirming Lithuania’s commitment to purchasing German Leopard tanks during her first official visit to Berlin on Monday.

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Largest ever purchase of tanks in Lithuania: Berlin to supply 44 Leopards to Vilnius During a visit to Berlin, Lithuania's defense minister agreed on the largest purchase of military equipment in the country's history. Lithuania
will acquire 44 German Leopard-2 tanks.

Найбільша в історії Литви закупівля танків: Берлін поставить Вільнюсу 44 LeopardМіністр оборони Литви під час візиту до Берліна домовилась про найбільшу в історії країни закупівлю військової техніки. Литва
придбає 44 німецьких танки Leopard-2.

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In a powerful step to bolster its military capabilities, Lithuania has officially signed a deal to acquire 44 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, marking its most significant defense procurement in history. The agreement was formalized during Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė’s high-profile visit to Germany, where she joined her German counterpart Boris Pistorius to seal the deal. This landmark acquisition comes amid escalating regional se…

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The political change in Lithuania, with the victory of the centre-left in the parliamentary elections held in October, is not likely to call into question the main choices made by the previous government in terms of defence. Indeed, after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, all parties represented in Parliament [the Seimas]... This article Lithuania has formalised the order of 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks from Germany appeared first on Zone Militai…

L’alternance politique en Lituanie, avec la victoire du centre-gauche aux élections législatives organisées en octobre, n’est pas de nature à remettre en cause les principaux choix fait par le précédent gouvernement en matière de défense. En effet, après que la Russie a envahi l’Ukraine, en février 2022, tous les partis représentés au Parlement [le Seimas]... Cet article La Lituanie a officialisé la commande de 44 chars Leopard 2A8 auprès de l’A…

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