Northrop Grumman Plans Ammunition Production in Lithuania
- US firm to help produce 30mm ammunition at state factory
- Vilnius government fast-tracking arrival of arms manufacturers
30 millimeter ammunition.
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One of the world’s largest weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman Corporation hopes to help build an ammunition production line in Lithuania to strengthen the Baltic nation’s defense industry.
Vice-President Stephan O’Bryan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Lithuanian government in the capital Vilnius on Monday to manufacture 30 millimeter ammunition at an existing state-owned facility. Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas expects the production line to be operational within a year and a half, saying that the ammunition would be used for the NATO member state’s infantry fighting vehicles.