On September 30, the Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence signed a contract with Heckler & Koch GmbH on procurement of an additional amount of G-36 assault rifles.
Currently, the main weapon used by Lithuanian Armed Forces riflemen is the 5.56 mm x 45 mm G-36 assault rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch.
The new batch of assault rifles will be made for and delivered to the Lithuanian Armed Forces in 2022-2023. Its total value is approx. EUR 19 million (without VAT). The weapons are bought to maintain the existing capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and to continue developing new, as well as to replace obsolete and no longer used rifle weaponry systems.
Lithuania; Army orders additional HK G-36 assault rifles