Lithuanian army equipment

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Since November 19, 1992, the army of the Lithuanian Armed Forces has been working towards modernisation and adopting NATO-compatible equipment and replacing the equipment that it inherited from the Soviet Union.

List of weapons used by the army:

Infantry weapons

Model Image Origin Variant Caliber Details
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power 150px  Belgium 9mm Parabellum [1]
Glock pistol Glock 17 MOD 45154998.jpg  Austria Glock 17 9 mm Parabellum Standard issue pistol.[2]
Heckler & Koch USP HKUSP.png  Germany USP 9mm Parabellum [3]
M1911 M1911A1.png  United States M1911A1 .45 ACP [4]
MAG pistol MAG08 PICT0026.jpg  Poland MAG-95 9mm Parabellum 10 Units were given by Poland in mid 2000's[5]
Shotguns and submachine guns
Benelli M4 Benelli m4 2.jpg  Italy Benelli M4
Heckler & Koch MP5 Heckler Koch MP5.jpg  Germany Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 9mm
Heckler & Koch UMP HKUMP45.JPG  Germany Heckler & Koch UMP45 .45 ACP
PM-84 Glauberyt 150px  Poland PM-84P 9mm Parabellum 10 Units were given by Poland in mid 2000's [6]
Assault rifles and Machine guns
Heckler & Koch G36 150px  Germany Heckler & Koch G36KA4 5.56 mm Lithuanian version of G36. Standard assault rifle.[7]
FN SCAR STO Capt Barry Crawford Afghanistan.jpg  Belgium FN SCAR-H 7.62 mm Used as a designated marksman rifle, to replace M14.
M14 rifle 150px  United States M14 7.62 mm Modified and used as a designated marksman rifle[8]
Heckler & Koch G3 Gun safety.jpg  Germany
 Sweden		 Ak 4 7.62 mm Replaced by the G36, but still being used by the national defence force.[9]
M16 rifle M16A1 brimob.jpg  United States M16A1 5.56 mm In wartime reserves.[10]
kbs wz. 1996 Beryl Rifle wz.1996 Beryl.jpg  Poland kbs wz. 1996A Beryl 5.56 mm Used by the Special Forces.
kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl Mini-Beryl wz96 PICT0015.JPG  Poland kbk wz. 1996A Mini-Beryl 5.56 mm Used by the Special Forces.
Rheinmetall MG 3 MG3.jpg  Germany 7.62 mm Slowly being replaced by the FN MAG, still in service with national defence forces.[11]
FN MAG Ksp58.jpg  Belgium 7.62 mm Standard issue General-purpose machine gun. [12]
M2 Browning M2 Browning, Musée de l'Armée.jpg  United States M2HB 12.7 mm Typically mounted on lightly armoured vehicles, or armoured personnel carriers, tripod version is also available.[13]
Sniper rifles
BARRETT M82A1 150px  United States
FR F2 sniper rifle FRF2 lunette Schrome.jpg  France [14]
GOL Sniper Magnum GOL Sniper Magnum.jpg  Germany [15]
Heckler & Koch PSG1 H&K PSG-1 Sniper Rifle.jpg  Germany MSG90A1 [16]
Sako TRG Sako TRG folding stock + Zeiss 3-12x56 SSG P.JPG  Finland Sako TRG-22 [17]
Grenade launchers
Heckler & Koch GMG HK GMW.jpg  Germany Automatic grenade launcher
40x53 mm caliber
Heckler & Koch AG36 GewehrAG36.jpg  Germany Grenade launcher
40x46 mm caliber
wz. 1974 Pallad Beryl wz96.jpg  Poland Grenade launcher
40x47 mm caliber
 [5][18]
Anti-tank weapons
FGM-148 Javelin[19] Army-fgm148.jpg  United States Anti-tank missile
127 mm caliber
Pvpj 1110 LT PV1110.jpg  Sweden Recoilless rifle
90 mm caliber
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg  Sweden Recoilless rifle
84 mm caliber
 M2 and M3 variants.
AT4[20] AT4-johnson2004-02-03.jpg  Sweden One-shot anti-tank weapon
84 mm caliber

Military vehicles

Name Image Origin Type Variants Quantity Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
Boxer GTK Boxer side.jpg  Germany
 Netherlands		 Armoured fighting vehicle
88[21]
 On December 11, 2015 Lithuania decided to buy 88 Boxer armored vehicles armed with Israeli made 30mm MkII guns and Spike-LR anti-tank missiles.[22]
Armoured personnel carriers
M113 120px  United States
 Germany		 Armoured personnel carrier
M113A1
M113A2
210
(as of 2008)[21]
 154 - M113A1 and 200 - M113A2 items transferred from Germany between 2000 and 2006, some of them - non-operational (used as source for spare parts only); 8 fitted for Logistic battalion (equipped with cranes), other modification - infantry, medical and command.[23][24]

There were 361 M113s in service as of 2006.[21]
M577 V2 120px  Netherlands
 Germany		 Armoured personnel carrier
M577 V2
26
 Ordered 26. To be delivered between 2015 and 2019.
Armoured cars
HMMWV 120px  United States Armoured car
M1025
M1097
M1114
M1151
200
 Some equipped with HK GMG, 50.cal.
.
Land Rover Defender 120px  United Kingdom Armoured car
88
90
110
 Some equipped with HK GMG, 50.cal, RBS 70.
Toyota Land Cruiser 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser (UZJ200R) Sahara wagon (2011-11-18) 01.jpg  Japan Armoured car
J200 (modified)
12
 Bought for international missions, has protection from small arms and IED's.[25]
Support vehicles
Sisu E13TP 120px  Finland 8×8 High mobility tactical vehicle
SISU PLS
SISU RECOVERY
50
Bergepanzer 2 120px  Germany High mobility support vehicle
Bergepanzer-2
6
 Ordered 6. To be delivered between 2015 and 2019.
Bv 206 120px  Sweden Amphibious tracked vehicle Bandvagn 206
Bv 206A
Bv 206F
 For medical evacuation + fire fighting
Chevrolet CUCV I 120px  United States Pickup truck
M1008
 Troop and cargo transport
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 437 120px  Germany Truck
U5000
U1550
 340 new Unimog U5000 ordered from "Daimler AG", to be delivered 2016-2021.[26]
Star STAR 266.jpg  Poland Truck
Star 266
 Some number were donated by Poland
GAZ GAZ 66.jpg  Soviet Union Truck
GAZ-66
Volvo Volvo C303 front q.jpg  Sweden SUV4x4
C303
Volvo 120px  Sweden SUV6x6
C304
Volvo Tgb20.jpg  Sweden SUV6x6
C306

Artillery

Name Image Origin Type Variants Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
PzH 2000 120px  Germany Self-propelled howitzer 155 mm caliber
21
(as of 2016)[21]
 21 PzH 2000 (including 3 for spare parts and 1 for training) will be transferred from Germany in 2015-2019.
Howitzers
M1064 M113 FOB Taji, Iraq April 25, 2009.JPG  United States Mortar carrier
120 mm caliber
42
(as of 2008)[21]
 Mortar carriers with Tampella 120 mm mortars. Modernised in cooperation with Israel in 2015.
Were transferred from Germany in 2005 and 2006.[27]
M101 M-101 haubica.jpg  United States Howitzer
105 mm caliber
54
(as of 2008)[21]
 72 items were transferred from Denmark in 2002 (18 of them - for spares only).[28]
Heavy mortars
2B11 120 mm mortar 2B11.jpg  Soviet Union Mortar
120 mm caliber
20
(as of 2008)[21]
 20 items were transferred from Bulgaria in 1999.
M1982 120px  Romania Mortar
120 mm caliber
24
(as of 2008)[21]
M38/43 120px  Soviet Union Mortar
120 mm caliber
11
(as of 2008)[21]
M/41D 120px  Finland Mortar
120 mm caliber
12
(as of 2008)[21]
Light mortars
M19  United States Mortar
60 mm caliber
M60 120px  Bulgaria Mortar
60 mm caliber
LM-60 120px  Poland Mortar
60 mm caliber
 [5]

Air-defence weapons

Model Image Origin Variant Quantity Details
Air-defence artillery
Bofors 40mm gun QF 40mm Mk1 CFB Borden 1.jpg  Sweden Bofors 40mm L/70 18 In wartime reserves.
Air-defence missiles
RBS-70 RBS70.jpg  Sweden RBS 70 NG 21 Including 5 training simulators, 5 Giraffe Mk-IV radars and about 210 Mk1 missiles.[29] Modernised to RBS-70 NG version. [30]
FIM-92 Stinger 150px  United States FIM-92 Stinger 8 Acquired in 2007 "Dual Mount Stinger" modification with 54 missiles, 9 trainers, 6 test missiles, 2 MPQ-64 Sentinel radars, tactical control centres and Humvee trucks for transportation.[31][32]
PZR Grom 150px  Poland Grom Unspecified amount being purchased[33]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Ginkluotė ir karinė technika " Pistoletai " Pistoletas BROWNING
  2. ↑ Ginkluotė ir karinė technika " Pistoletai " Pistoletas GLOCK 17
  3. ↑ Ginkluotė ir karinė technika " Pistoletai " Pistoletas USP
  4. ↑ Lietuvos kariuomenė :: Ginkluotė ir karinė technika " Pistoletai " Pistoletas COLT M1911A1
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 [1]
  6. ↑ http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?59598-Lithuanian-defence-forces/page42
  7. ↑ Automatinis šautuvas G-36
  8. ↑ Automatinis šautuvas M-14
  9. ↑ Automatinis šautuvas AK-4
  10. ↑ Automatinis šautuvas M-16
  11. ↑ Kulkosvaidis MG-3
  12. ↑ Kulkosvaidis FN MAG
  13. ↑ Sunkusis 12.7 mm (50) kulkosvaidis M-2 browning
  14. ↑ Snaiperinis šautuvas FR F-2
  15. ↑ Snaiperinis šautuvas "GOL SNIPER"
  16. ↑ Snaiperinis šautuvas H&K MSG-90A1
  17. ↑ Snaiperinis šautuvas "SAKO TRG 22"
  18. ↑ [2]
  19. ↑ Raketų paleidimo sistema "JAVELIN"
  20. ↑ Prieštankinis granatsvaidis AT-4
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 Lietuva už 460 mln. eurų pirks vokiškas pėstininkų kovos mašinas "Boxer" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "UN" defined multiple times with different content
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ (Lithuanian) Vokietija perduos Lietuvai šarvuočių
  24. ↑ (Lithuanian) Lietuvos kariuomenei bus perduoti vokiški šarvuočiai
  25. ↑ Kariuomenė įsigijo šarvuotų visureigių už 15 mln. litų (Lithuanian)
  26. ↑ [3]
  27. ↑ M1064 - Contracts, Orders & Sales.
  28. ↑ M101 - Contracts, Orders & Sales
  29. ↑ Lithuanian airspace to be safeguarded by air defence armaments donated by Norway
  30. ↑ http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/59854/lithuanian-army-to-modernise-short-range-air-defence-system-201359854/
  31. ↑ Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania information publication(in Lithuanian)
  32. ↑ Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania information publication(in Lithuanian)
  33. ↑ http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/65575/lithuania-to-buy-manpads-grom-from-poland-201465575/
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