Javelin missile weapon systems to Lithuanian army
The Lithuanian Army will receive 230 Javelin FGM-148F anti-tank Missiles and 20 Javelin Command Launch Units for an estimated cost of $125 million
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 25/12/2021
A U.S. Army soldier fires a Javelin antitank missile during Exercise Saber Guardian near Várpalota, Hungary, June 5, 2019. Photo By: Army Sgt. LaShic Patterson
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of 230 Javelin FGM-148F anti-tank Missiles and 20 Javelin Command Launch Units (CLUs) to the Lithuanaian Army for an estimated cost of $125 million.
The original Foreign Military Sale (FMS), valued at $28.23 million, included one
hundred eleven (111) Javelin FGM-148F missiles and ten (10) Javelin CLUs. Therefore, this notification is for a total of three hundred forty-one (341) Javelin FGM-148F missiles and thirty (30) Javelin CLUs.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA( announced that the proposed sale will help Lithuania build its long-term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and
territorial integrity in order to meet its national defense requirements. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist Lithuania in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability. Lithuania will have no difficulty absorbing these weapons into its armed forces.
The Lithuanian Army will receive 230 Javelin FGM-148F anti-tank Missiles and 20 Javelin Command Launch Units for an estimated cost of $125 million
A U.S. Army soldier fires a Javelin antitank missile during Exercise Saber Guardian near Várpalota, Hungary, June 5, 2019. Photo By: Army Sgt. LaShic Patterson
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of 230 Javelin FGM-148F anti-tank Missiles and 20 Javelin Command Launch Units (CLUs) to the Lithuanaian Army for an estimated cost of $125 million.
The original Foreign Military Sale (FMS), valued at $28.23 million, included one
hundred eleven (111) Javelin FGM-148F missiles and ten (10) Javelin CLUs. Therefore, this notification is for a total of three hundred forty-one (341) Javelin FGM-148F missiles and thirty (30) Javelin CLUs.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA( announced that the proposed sale will help Lithuania build its long-term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and
territorial integrity in order to meet its national defense requirements. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist Lithuania in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability. Lithuania will have no difficulty absorbing these weapons into its armed forces.
