Lithuania will spend up to €150 million on the purchase of new generation CAESAR howitzers

In mid-December, it became known about Lithuania’s plans to purchase French CAESAR Mk II howitzers. Now appeared

information about when deliveries will begin and how much Lithuania will pay.

What is known

Arvydas Anusauskas, MinisterDefense of Lithuania, officially confirmed the information that Vilnius is joining the CAESAR Mk II program. As previously reported, Lithuania will receive 18 Nexter self-propelled artillery mounts.

The contract value will be €110-150 million($117.5-160 million). Deliveries of new generation self-propelled artillery mounts are scheduled for 2027. Earlier, France and Belgium ordered CAESAR Mk II howitzers.

Improved version of CAESAR will be equipped with 155-mmgun with a barrel length of 52 caliber. The maximum firing range will be 40 km. The howitzer will be based on the ARQUUS wheeled chassis with a 460 horsepower engine.