In line with him, several types of drones are deliberate as an integral a part of the event of land, sea and air forces.
“Functionality growth plans are totally different: for the Air Power, for the Navy, for land maneuver models, for territorial models, and so forth. Drones are an integral a part of these plans, drones are usually not drones in themselves, they’re supposed to make sure complicated fireplace, maneuver and common fight energy of the unit,” the overall instructed reporters in Šilalė district on Thursday.
This week, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, following a gathering to debate protection financing, claimed that the Authorities intends to organize a plan for the event of drones’ capability in a few month, however she didn’t elaborate.
For his half, V. Rupšys claims that the military already has plans.
“These plans have been made for a very long time, they’re being applied – there are procurement procedures, drones of all classes are deliberate to be bought. So regardless of the prime minister says, that course of has been happening for a very long time,” he asserted.
In line with the commander of the military, Lithuania is monitoring using drones within the struggle in Ukraine and is evaluating “what might possibly be improved, applied extra”.
“Drones themselves as drones can be utilized as a way of fireside – there are such drones. However we should not neglect that there are additionally reconnaissance drones (…), as a result of the identification of fireside targets might be carried out from drones as nicely”, acknowledged V. Rupšys.
In the beginning of January, representatives of the military knowledgeable regarding present plans to develop the potential of reconnaissance drones inside three years and to purchase fight drones that might be a part of anti-tank protection.
In line with the military, the procedures for the acquisition of small-type (15-150 kilograms) drones are presently being accomplished, the acquisition of mini-type (2-15 kg) drones is to be renewed, this 12 months it’s also deliberate to centrally buy extraordinarily gentle (as much as 2 kilograms) micro-type drones – a few of them models have already bought themselves.
In December 2022, the Lithuanian Ministry of Nationwide Protection signed a contract for the acquisition of Switchblade 600 fight drones from the USA. The primary batch of them is anticipated to be acquired this 12 months. The overall worth of the contract is regarding 45 million. euros.
Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the chairman of the Nationwide Safety and Protection Committee of the Seimas (NSGK), introduced in January that the committee will suggest a choice on the event of drone capabilities within the military to the State Protection Council (VGT).
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2024-05-29 15:49:46