Lithuania bolsters air defence with second Saab MSHORAD

Saab has received an additional order from Lithuania for the Mobile Short-Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution. The order value is SEK 1.2 billion and deliveries are scheduled 2026-2029.

Saab announced the initial MSHORAD order from Lithuania in July 2024. With this additional order, a second battery within the Lithuanian armed forces will be provided with Saab’s mobile air defence capability.  

The MSHORAD system consists of the Mobile Radar Unit based on the Giraffe 1X radar, the Mobile Firing Unit based on the RBS 70 NG, all connected with GBAD C2, which is Saab’s command and control system for ground-based air defence.

Saab will integrate MSHORAD into JLTV vehicles manufactured by Oshkosh before delivery to the customer.

In June, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas said the country was assessing its anti-drone needs. “I will talk about what kind of investments are needed here to get this thing moving, because there is a world of drones and there is a world of anti-drones,” Kasčiūnas said on a national television programme.