Germany will put Lithuania on 12 self-propelled artillery PzH 2000, the agreement about this was reached during the visit of the Minister of defence of Germany Ursula von der Leyen in Vilnius, said the head of the Ministry of defense of Lithuania Juozas Olekas.
it is assumed that the details of delivery will be agreed in may, Deutsche Welle reports citing the news Agency France-Presse.
Ursula von der Leyen stressed that self-propelled howitzers will be allocated from the Arsenal of the Bundeswehr. Germany will support Lithuania as a NATO ally, said the German Minister. The contract price will be around fifteen million euros. On the first day of the week of the international NATO maneuvers Fire Thunder with the participation of the self-propelled 155-millimeter howitzers of the U.S. armed forces the m109a6 Paladin were started in Lithuania. Last week Lithuanian polygon Pabrade completed a two-day field exercises with live tank firing stationed in the Republic of units of the United States army. We emphasize that the division of the military might of Estonia on the first day of the week also started tactical maneuvers with the participation of the U.S. air force. In addition, at the end of March from Estonia began a March U.S. military branches in Germany. In the process of the March with the name "Dragoon check out" a length of 1,700 km connected to military units, based in the Baltic States and Poland. Along the way you stop with a demonstration of military equipment for the inhabitants of the countries through which the troops have passed. Prior to that, in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to ensure the security of the allies. So, were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries, the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over Poland and Romania, introduced additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.

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