Lithuania will have “sufficient” ammunition “under good conditions” once Germany’s defence industry giant Rheinmetall builds its factory in the country, Economy and Innovation Minister Aušrinė Armonaitė has said.
“There’s an agreement with the company, but it is confidential as to how Lithuania will be supplied with artillery ammunition produced by the company in Lithuania,” Armonaitė told LRT TV on Wednesday. “We’ll have enough and under good conditions.”
“The goal is to grow and enhance our capabilities as well,” she added.
Earlier on Tuesday, the government and Rheinmetall signed a letter of intent for building an ammunition plant in Lithuania.
Armonaitė told reporters on Monday that Lithuania would expect the main works, including the construction of the 155mm ammunition factory, to start later this year.
Government officials have confirmed that state-owned land in the northern district of Radviliškis is being considered as one of the possible sites for Rheinmetall’s factory.
The land near Baisogala, a small town of about 1,800, is now operated by the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) on a loan-for-use basis.
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