Lithuania’s defence ministry has placed an order with Saab for RBS 70 missiles.
Saab has signed a four-year contract with the Lithuanian Defence 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 ($31.4 million). Deliveries will take place 2023-2024.
The order includes missiles for Saab’s ground-based air defence system RBS 70, which Lithuania has been a user of since 2004.
Saab’s portfolio of short-range ground-based air defence missile systems includes the RBS 70 and the latest version, RBS 70 NG.