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Lithuania plans to buy nearly 100 German infantry vehicles: report

Xinhua, July 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Lithuania plans to purchase around 100 German infantry fighting vehicles for about 460 million euros (506 million U.S. dollars), local media reported on Thursday citing sources at the Lithuanian Defense Ministry.

According to the business news website vz.lt, the Lithuanian State Defense Council is to allow the Defense Ministry purchasing the vehicles in the coming meeting. According to the law, deals of that size have to be approved by the Council, which is headed by the president.

According to the sources at the ministry, the council of defense resources, decided to accept a proposal from Krauss-Mafei Wegmann, a German manufacturer, on purchasing 70-100 infantry fighting vehicles the Boxer.

"Lithuanian army plans purchasing armored vehicles the Boxer equipped with 30 millimeter cannons. They will be armed with Javelin anti-tank rockets," reported the website.

The first vehicles are expected to arrive in Lithuania in 2017.

The deal would amount to 460 million euros, reports vz.lt. According to the website, the meeting of Lithuanian State Defense Council is expected this month.

In a response to media reports, Defense Minister Juozas Olekas announced the decision on selecting a producer will be made in the autumn.

"The decision will be made public," said Olekas in a statement, informing that the market analysis had already been conducted. Endit