Lithuania’s Defence Ministry has announced that it is buying a mobile short-range air defence system RBS70 NG (MSHORAD) for 147 million euros, Report informs referring to LRT.
The Defence Materiel Agency has signed final agreements with the Swedish company Saab Dynamics. The delivery of the system is scheduled for 2025–2027.
“MSHORAD is designed to provide protection for certain facilities, sites, and critical infrastructure. The advantage of this system is its mobility, which makes it a much-needed system that will significantly enhance the capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. We are currently using the older generation RBS70 air defence system and Bolide missiles,” a press release quoted Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas as saying.
The MSHORAD mobile short-range air defence system consists of mobile fire control centres, Giraffe 1X mobile radars, and RBS70 NG mobile fire units.
The MSHORAD air defence system will be mounted on JLTV armoured all-terrain vehicles.