Luxembourg to Invest €367m in New Military Vehicles

Luxembourg's Directorate of Defence has announced that the Grand Duchy plans to spend up to €367 million on new military vehicles.

On Wednesday 2 June 2021, Luxembourg's Government Council approved the draft law authorising the financing of the acquisition of 80 armoured command, liaison and reconnaissance vehicles for the Luxembourg Army as well as their logistical support.

Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, François Bausch, specified yesterday that this investment aims to modernise the existing fleet of vehicles by replacing the army's current Hummer and Protected Reconnaissance Vehicles which have become obsolete, in order to guarantee the best protection of personnel and improve interoperability with allied countries.

The maximum estimated budget amounts to €367 million and covers the acquisition costs of vehicles as well as their weapons and communication subsystems including logistical support throughout their estimated life cycle of between approximately fifteen and 20 years.

This investment is part of Luxembourg's efforts to spend 0.72% of its GDP on defence by 2024. This acquisition is also part of the high added-value contributions that Luxembourg continues to provide in the context of NATO and the European Union (EU), as well as the United Nations (UN), collective defence, peacekeeping operations, crisis prevention and management.

The project will be carried out with the support of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) located in Capellen.