Lithuania receives Polish shoulder-fired air defense missiles

Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense has added Polish-made shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to its air defense missile inventory.

The short-range man-portable missiles, or MANPADS, are the GROM, a 72mm weapon with an operational range of about 3.4 miles and an infrared guidance system.

The first batch of missiles and launchers, provided by Poland's MESKO S.A., were delivered late last month under a contract worth more than $30 million, the ministry said.

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