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KNDS will establish a new assembly plant in Kaunas, Lithuania, marking a significant expansion of Leopard 2A8 main battle tank production within Europe. Under an agreement signed with the Lithuanian …
NATO’s Eastern Flank Gets Industrial Boost with Local Leopard 2 Assembly Read More
The effective use of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) by Ukraine against invading Russian forces continues to generate interest – and budding orders – for Lockheed Martin. …
Add Lithuania to the List of Eager HIMARS Buyers Read More
Lithuania’s government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request for procurement of 500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) has been given the go-ahead by the U.S. State Department, with notification sent to …
Lithuania Cleared by State Department for JLTV Buy Read More
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense has submitted a procurement application to the U.S. government concerning a potential acquisition of 200 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) produced by Oshkosh Defense. The …
Lithuania Planning JLTV Acquisition Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues in the aerospace and …
The European Defense Environment: Part 2 Read MoreBy Matthew Beres, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues in the aerospace and …
The European Defense Environment: Part 1 Read More by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. The defense ministers of the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – are publicly contemplating the procurement of an …
Baltics Consider Pulling Together for Air Defense Needs Read More