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Lithuania to Purchase New Batch of German G-36 Rifles – Defense Ministry

© AP Photo / Patrick SeegerFILE - In this June 5, 2014 file photo G36 rifles of manufacturer Heckler&Koch stand in front of soldiers in Sigmaringen, southern Germany
FILE - In this June 5, 2014 file photo G36 rifles of manufacturer Heckler&Koch stand in front of soldiers in Sigmaringen, southern Germany - Sputnik International
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Lithuania signed on Monday the G-36 rifles procurement agreement with the German company Heckler & Koch, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) Lithuania would acquire the automatic G-36 rifles and 40mm HK269 grenade launchers for the sum amounting approximately to $14 million (€12.5 million), the statement read.

The statement also noted that the new weapons will be delivered to the Lithuanian Armed Forces in the course of 2017.

"By acquiring an additional batch of the G-36, the rifle well-known and having good recommendations among Lithuanian soldiers, we will want to retain one type of weapon in the Lithuanian Armed Forces," Juozas Olekas, Lithuanian Defense Minister was quoted in the statement as saying.

At present, the Lithuanian army is using G-36 rifles that have to be improved and modernized according to recommendations of the servicemen.

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