First stage of Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicle acquisitions concludes

The Ministry of National Defence finalises the first stage of the Vilkas Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFVs) acquisition. The last 23 IFVs bought for the Lithuanian Armed Forces in the first stage are scheduled to arrive in Lithuania this summer, reports the Ministry of National Defence.

The greater part of the acquired Boxer-platform IFVs has been already delivered and used to fully equip Algirdas Infantry Battalion of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf, while the remainder is arriving this summer to be commissioned to Birutė Uhlan Battalion.