Lithuania, Poland interested in NASAMS

Lithuania’s Defense Minister Juozas Olekas was quoted by BNS news agency as saying that the Baltic state is keen on getting the Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).

Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System
By Soldatnytt from Oslo, Norway (Øvelse Seapie (17 of 17)) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

“We have decided to open negotiations with the Norwegian government on possible purchase of the NASAMS systems,” said Olekas.

Separately, Jane’s reported that Kongsberg has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to offer the NASAMS for Poland’s short-range air defense missile program.