Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense has contracted Norway-based Kongsberg to produce and provide a medium-to-long-range air defense system to the country.

The contract from Lithuania is worth about $128.4 million, Kongsberg said in a release.


Lithuania announced last October that it had signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense to purchase components for the defense system, also known as NASAMS. The contract announced Thursday includes additional equipment, a training and integrated logistics support package and assured refurbishment and integration of government-supplied parts.

"We are pleased that the Lithuanian Armed Forces has chosen NASAMS," Eirik Lie, president of Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS, said in a statement. "NASAMS, produced by Kongsberg and Raytheon, is the most sold air defense system in NATO in recent years, and will be the backbone air defense system for many nations in decades to come."

The release did not disclose additional contract details.