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FN Herstal's SCAR-H PR precision rifles delivered to Lithuanian Armed Forces.
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Defence & Security News - Lithuania
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On February 2 new Belgian- manufactured FN SCAR-H PR precision rifle were brought to Lithuania, announced today the Lithuanian Defense Ministry. The new weapons will be introduced in the Lithuanian Armed Forces and used for equipping the Lithuanian Land Force.
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 FN Herstal's FN SCAR-H PR 7.62x51 mm Precision Rifle(Credit: Lithuanian Ministry of Defense) |
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“Our focus in the modernisation of the Lithuanian Armed Forces is the soldier, while we aim at providing them properly with modern equipment as we seek to ensure that a soldier’s tasks are completed. Precision rifles are a step along this road,” Lithuania's Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says.
The Lithuanian Minister underlines that further efforts will be made that the Lithuanian Land Force is modernised and equipped with up-to-date and relevant equipment. The FN SCAR-H precision rifles have been bought from FN Herstal, a Belgian enterprise that won the procurement contest. Weaponry that was offered during the contest was put to field and firing range tests apart from acceptability of price. The sales contract of the total value of roughly EUR 2.78 m ($3.1 mn) was endorsed in December 2013. The Lithuanian Armed Forces have contracted on buying semiautomatic FN SCAR-H PR precisions rifles with Smidt&Bender riflescopes. The rifles are effective at maximum range of 600 metres, fire standard NATO 7.62x51 mm munition and have 3-12x riflescope zoom. Infantry sharpshooter is responsible for destroying critical enemy targets which requires weaponry with better precision fire characteristics and more suitable for delivering precision fire over longer distances than regular infantry weapons. Incorporation of precision rifles will increase combat capacity of the Lithuanian Land Force. (Source: Lithuanian Ministry of Defense) |
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