According to information published by the Swedish company SAAB on October 25, 2022, SAAB has signed a four-year contract with the Lithuanian Defense Materiel Agency, which will allow the customer to place orders for RBS 70 missiles until 2026. A first purchase within the new contract has also been placed, with an order value of SEK 350 million. Deliveries will take place from 2023 – 2024.
The order includes missiles for Saab’s ground-based air defense system RBS 70. The Ministry of the National Defense Republic of Lithuania awarded two orders worth $15.35m in August 2018 improved RBS 70 missiles and BORC night-capability sights that were delivered in 2019.
Lithuania; Army orders Swedish RBS 70 man portable SAMs