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Lithuania testing German fighting vehicle

Xinhua, August 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Lithuanian Army is testing German made armored fighting vehicle the Boxer, local media reported on Thursday.

According to news website lrytas.lt, German manufacturer ARTEC has brought the Boxer equipped with weapon station at the polygon in the Eastern Lithuania to conduct maneuvering and firing tests.

According to the website, the AFV model tested in Lithuania is unique. The Boxer is the only modular type vehicle which allows integrating different types of mission modules.

Lithuania has been testing an armored model capable of transporting troops and installed with remote controlled 30 milimeter cannon, reports lrytas.lt.

In 2014 Lithuania started questioning possible AFV producers.

According to local media, earlier this year the Lithuanian State Defense Council approved the purchase of AFV's for Lithuanian Army.

Lithuanian business news website vz.lt reported earlier this year, citing sources from the Defense Ministry, the country plans purchasing around 100 German infantry fighting vehicles for around 460 million euros (about 515 million U.S. dollars).

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

In response to media reports, Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas announced the decision on selecting a producer is still to be made and will be announced publicly.

Lithuania, a small Baltic country, started increasing its defense capabilities after security situation in Eastern Europe deteriorated a year ago amid conflict in eastern Ukraine. Endit