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Mar 22 2022

NSPA delivers PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer to the Lithuanian Armed Forces

LUXEMBOURG - The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has delivered the last refurbished PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer to the Lithuanian Armed Forces this month.

The NSPA PzH 2000 project team has managed the acquisition of a self-propelled howitzer capability to Lithuania. Support provided by NSPA included procurement of ammunition, customization and modernization of M577 and BPz2 support vehicles, implementation of a new fire control system, and integration and acquisition of new sensors and optronics for forward observers and tactical air control parties.

Members of the Air and Land Combat Systems Programme's and the Lithuanian Armed Forces' (LAF) PzH 2000 project teams spent January to March 2022 ensuring the smooth transition of the final self-propelled howitzer to Lithuania.

The PzH 2000 is a self-propelled 155mm howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann in partnership with Rheinmetall in the 1990's for Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, and Italy. It is one of the most advanced self-propelled howitzers in the world capable of providing sustained artillery coverage for more than 50km.  

Members of the Air and Land Combat Systems Programme's and the Lithuanian Armed Forces' PzH 2000 project teams spent January to March 2022 ensuring the smooth transition of the  self-propelled howitzer to Lithuania.