Sweden’s Saab has been awarded a contract by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply their Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution, the company said in a recent press release.
The contract is valued at around SEK 1.3 billion, with deliveries scheduled between 2025 and 2027.
The latest order is part of a broader framework agreement involving Saab, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), and the Lithuanian MoD.
This agreement enables Lithuania to procure Saab's RBS 70 NG mobile short-range air defense missile solution.
The order encompasses Mobile Firing Units, Mobile Radar Units, a Command and Control (C2) System, a training package, and the RBS 70 NG trainer.
Saab will integrate the MSHORAD system into JLTV vehicles produced by the American company Oshkosh prior to delivering them to the customer.
Görgen Johansson, head of Saab’s business area Dynamics said they are “proud to continue to support the air defence of Lithuania.”
“MSHORAD is our response to the new threats on the battlefield. Saab’s wide expertise makes us able to deliver everything from radar and firing units as well as our command- and control system; the result is the most modern and capable mobile short-range air defence solution on the market,” he said.
“MSHORAD is designed to ensure the protection of certain facilities, areas and critical infrastructure. The advantage of this system is mobility, so it is an extremely necessary system that will significantly strengthen the capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. We are currently using the older generation RBS 70 air defence system and Bolide missiles,” said Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, for his part.
