Lithuania acquires AMRAAM missiles for its ground-based NASAMS systems

October 25, 2023

Airforce Technology

Lithuania has procured 36 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) and other equipment and support in a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement with the US Government for $100m on 23 October 2023.

The US Defense Security Co-operation Agency states its intention for the missiles to be used with Lithuania’s ground-based National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), of which it operates two batteries ordered from the Norwegian supplier Kongsberg in 2017.

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