{"id":3369,"date":"2025-06-23T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vika.lt\/project\/rheinmetall-defence-lietuva\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:45:50","slug":"rheinmetall-defence-lietuva","status":"publish","type":"projektas","link":"https:\/\/www.vika.lt\/en\/project\/rheinmetall-defence-lietuva\/","title":{"rendered":"Rheinmetall defence Lietuva"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3369\" class=\"elementor elementor-3369 elementor-1211\" data-elementor-post-type=\"projektas\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ab32a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95ab32a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7ddf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac7ddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 13 December 2024, UAB Valstyb\u0117s Investicinis Kapitalas made a strategic decision to invest up to EUR 71.05 million in Rheinmetall Defence Lietuva \u2013 a new artillery ammunition factory that will produce 155-mm artillery shells for the armed forces of Lithuania and other NATO countries.<\/p><p>This investment is being carried out through EPSO-G Invest, a joint venture established by UAB Valstyb\u0117s Investicinis Kapitalas in partnership with UAB EPSO-G. The initiative also involves the German defence industry leader Rheinmetall AG and the Lithuanian ammunition manufacturer AB Girait\u0117s Ginkluot\u0117s Gamykla, forming a unique international partnership.<\/p><p>This is the largest joint Lithuanian-German defence sector investment to date.<\/p><p>This project is expected to become a catalyst for further foreign investment in the Lithuanian defence industry and significantly contribute to strengthening regional security.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182eb00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"182eb00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2f908 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed2f908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financing structure for the defence industry project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c41f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c41f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/reinhmetal-eng-1024x366.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/reinhmetal-eng-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vika.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/reinhmetal-eng-300x107.png 300w, 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facts about the Rheinmetall Defence Lietuva project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ba031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06ba031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><b>Indicator<\/b><\/td><td><b>Data<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total project value<\/td><td>EUR 260-300 million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Construction duration<\/td><td>~2 years (start: 2024, expected launch of operations: 2026)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UAB VIK investment amount<\/td><td>EUR 71.05 million<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capital contributions<\/td><td><p>Dec-2024: EUR 0.5 million<\/p><p>Feb-2025: EUR 18 million<\/p><p>Sep-2025: EUR 17.9 million<\/p><p>Sep-2026: EUR 16.46 million<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>VIK shares in EPSO-G Invest<\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49 %<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End use<\/td><td>Up to 50% will be exported to other NATO countries, with the rest going to the Lithuanian armed forces<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Projected annual return<\/td><td>From 1.4% to 34.5%, depending on raw materials, orders and costs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exit strategy<\/td><td>After 6 years \u2013 sale of shares to AB Girait\u0117s Ginkluot\u0117s Gamykla at market price<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99bc6b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99bc6b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4edfd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f4edfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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