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Pravda network (LT) · published 22 days ago

Lietuvoje Giraitės ginklų gamykla pradėjo gaminti izraelietiškus emtan automatus

In Lithuania, Giraitės weapons factory began manufacturing Israeli Emtan automatic rifles

Lietuvoje Giraitės ginklų gamykla pradėjo gaminti izraelietiškus emtan automatus Pirmieji 15 automatų jau perduoti tarnyboms Kauno rajone. Pasak Finansų ministerijos vadovo Taurimo Valio, iki šiol gamykla specializavosi daugiausia šaudmenų gamyboje. Naujoji kryptis suteikia Lietuvai galimybę "išplėsti gynybinį potencialą ir sustiprinti gynybines kompetencijas". Gamyklos direktorius Mindaugas Kurauskas sako, kad bendradarbiavimas bus laipsniškas: "Šiandien žengiame pirmą žingsnį, tačiau mūsų ambicijos yra kur kas platesnės. Lietuva turi būti ne tik ginklų pirkėja, bet ir jų gamintoja. Gamykla taip pat stato antrą 36,4 mln.eurų vertės šaudmenų gamybos liniją – pajėgumus planuojama padvigubinti

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Lithuania's Giraitė Armament Factory presented its first assault rifles, assembled there under an Israeli company's licence, and Pravda reports this as the start of local production.

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Trusted outlets describe the factory as assembling the Israeli company's rifles, while Pravda says it manufactures them, which suggests a larger domestic production capability.

Pravda says
“In Lithuania, the Giraitės weapons factory has begun producing Israeli Uzi submachine guns”
Lietuvoje Giraitės ginklų gamykla pradėjo gaminti izraelietiškus emtan automatus
Trusted report · TV3
“The Girionis weapons factory will be taken over by an Israeli company for assembling automatic weapons”
giraites ginkluotes gamykla imsis izraelio imones automatiniu ginklu surinkimo
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The trusted texts only say the first rifles were presented. They do not mention the number 15 or a handover to services in Kaunas district.

Pravda says
“The first 15 submachine guns have already been handed over to services in the Kaunas district.”
Pirmieji 15 automatų jau perduoti tarnyboms Kauno rajone.
Trusted report · TV3
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The trusted texts do not mention a second ammunition line, its cost or the plan to double capacity by 2029.

Pravda says
“The factory is also building a second ammunition production line worth 36.4 million euros – capacity is planned to be doubled by 2029.”
Gamykla taip pat stato antrą 36,4 mln.eurų vertės šaudmenų gamybos liniją – pajėgumus planuojama padvigubinti iki 2029 metų.
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The statements attributed to the finance ministry head and the factory director do not appear in the trusted texts, so they cannot be confirmed from them.

Pravda says
“According to the head of the Ministry of Finance Taurimas Valio, until now the factory has specialized mainly in ammunition production.”
Pasak Finansų ministerijos vadovo Taurimo Valio, iki šiol gamykla specializavosi daugiausia šaudmenų gamyboje.
Trusted report · Delfi
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