Lithuania to Launch Mass Assembly of CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

About a third of the Swedish-made CV90 infantry fighting vehicles that Nordic and Baltic countries plan to procure will be assembled in Lithuania, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas announced.

According to Paluckas, the preliminary agreement provides for approximately 30% of the CV90s to be assembled in Lithuania.

“This will ensure that Lithuanian enterprises are integrated into the supply chain,” the Prime Minister said.

In total, the Nordic and Baltic countries aim to jointly purchase around 1,000 infantry fighting vehicles, Paluckas added.

“Lithuania will receive about a hundred units, but we also expect Lithuanian businesses to participate in the production of the full batch of one thousand,” he noted.

Paluckas also added that the Swedish defense industry is considering a proposal to build weapons factories in Lithuania, part of the production of which would remain in the country, part would be exported.

“The Swedish defense industry has been offered to join joint projects with the state to build certain defense plants and factories, where modern weapons would be produced, part of which would be delivered to our warehouses, and part would be sold on the market. They are considering this proposal,” the Lithuanian Prime Minister said.

Earlier, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Lithuania plan to jointly purchase hundreds of CV90 combat vehicles.

Kristersson stated that the order would cover “hundreds of units,” with a memorandum of intent expected to be signed in the spring of 2025.

However, Finland later clarified that it was not considering participating in the joint procurement of CV90s with Sweden, Norway, and Lithuania.

CV90 infantry fighting vehicles are becoming increasingly widespread across Europe and could become the most common vehicle of their type in European armed forces by 2030.

In addition to the joint procurement involving Sweden and Lithuania, CV90s are set to enter service with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, while also expanding existing fleets in Ukraine, Denmark, and the Netherlands.