Lithuania is considering purchasing combat helicopters
The purchase of combat helicopters for the armed forces is being discussed in Lithuania, as was stated by Lithuanian Defense Minister, Raimundas Karoblis, 15min.lt reports.
"The discussions are ongoing. We have to admit that, as with the Land Forces, we have some gaps in the Special Operation Forces as well," Karoblis said.
At present, Lithuania has no combat helicopters. The Lithuanian Army has only five helicopters available: three AS365 helicopters and two Mi-8T’s. All of the Dauphin helicopters and one of the Mi-8T’s are designed for search and rescue operations, another Mi-8T is designated for the general needs of the Army.
The Lithuanian Army plans to purchase 168 Boxer APC’s from Germany. In addition, Lithuania has also decided to buy the German PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers.