Lithuania to buy eight HIMARS rocket systems from US

Lithuania is set to buy eight HIMARS rocket systems from the US for $495 million, officials said on Thursday.

The Baltic state, which neighbors Russia and Kremlin ally Belarus, has increased defense spending since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said the systems to be delivered in 2025 and 2026 will provide “a completely new and powerful capability that Lithuania has never had.”