Manufactured by Germany’s Mehler Vario System GmbH, the tactical vests are ergonomic, convenient to wear, and integrates with other items in individual gear and clotting. It provides chest, back, side and vital organ protections against firearm and fragment damage on combat tasks.
A sample vest was tested and approved by Lithuanian Land Forces servicemembers before the order was placed. The purchase was deemed to match the requirements and level of ballistic impact protection expected in tactical vests.
The acquisition was carried out by the Defence Materiel Agency under the MOD via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The acquisitions processed via NSPA that reflect the requirement of multiple countries and are large in scale, are more efficient.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency will soon open another procedure to acquire a little over 16 thousand tactical vets. Ensuring standard individual gear supply is one of the Lithuanian MOD priorities. The target is to ensure all military personnel of the Lithuanian Armed Forces have all main battlefield necessities and gear that maximizes battlefield survival by 2025.
