20 September 2016, 17:30 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the country's defense ministry, two batteries of the Lithuanian armed forces will be equipped with the air defense systems.
"We plan to spend a bit more than 100 million euros," he told the Baltic News Service.
At the moment, the country operates only short-range air defense systems. In May, the Defense Ministry announced it started negotiations with Norway on possible procurement of NASAMS mid-range air defense systems, which are capable of hitting targets at the range of up to 25 miles and at the height of up to 9 miles.
This year, the government allocated 575 million euros on the defense, next year the Defense Ministry expects the defense budget to reach 725 million euros.
