Hence, the Lithuanian army plans to procure a total of 54 combat tanks of a so-far unspecified type, which would be implemented with Boxer infantry fighting vehicles, 89 of which have already been delivered to it. NATO and American leaders have already promised to give us the capabilities that we do not yet have”, General Rupšys said last January. “As a country of three million people, we really need to have a unit at least as big as a division. Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this linkĪ variant of the M1A2 Abrams might be at the top of the competitors' list for the supply of 54 tanks to the Lithuanian army (Picture source: U.S.
This new unit would be part of a division that Lithuania intends to set up by 2030. This is the announcement made by General Valdemaras Rupšys, the Head of Lithuanian Defense: “We propose to transform a battalion of mechanized infantry into a battalion of tanks”.
Lithuania plans to recover a combat tank capability to fill a gap that the war waged by Russia in Ukraine makes appear as crucial.
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