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Saab wins third Lithuanian MSHORAD air defence battery worth EUR 130 million

Lithuania ordered a third Mobile Short Range Air Defence battery from Sweden's Saab, worth about SEK 1.4 billion (EUR 130 million). The RBS 70 NG missiles and Giraffe 1X radar will be delivered on Oshkosh vehicles between 2026 and 2030.

Verified AI-drafted Saab press release, 1 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish whether Lithuania will order a fourth battery or what share of the vehicle platform is European made.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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