The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense (MoND) has announced the planning phase of an administrative, residential, training and logistics site to support Lithuanian and German forces with appropriate military infrastructure.
Project Upper Neris Terrace, as defined, will provide capacity to host 3,000 troops: 1,000 from the Lithuanian Iron Wolf Brigade – which includes artillery and logistics battalions – as well as 2,000 from the BG’s Enhanced Forward Presence Group (eFP) NATO.
The MoND said in a press release on November 8 that “Upper Neris Terrace at Rukla will include administrative, residential, logistical infrastructure, as well as sports, training and exercise facilities, medical facilities, a dining hall, recreational and mental wellness areas. as well as all the necessary drainage and water supply systems and roads”. The site will be based in Rukla in central Lithuania.
Germany, which leads the eFP BG, already has 1,500 soldiers stationed in the country. There are also 50 German soldiers permanently stationed in the Forward Command Element of the German Brigade for Lithuania.
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The initial design for the new location is worth around 6 million euros ($6.42 million) and will be implemented by the Turkish company Denzay. Lithuania will halve the cost with Germany.
A €300 million construction phase is then expected to be completed between 2025 and 2027.
The Upper Course Neris Terrace is not the only large-scale project being implemented in Rukla. The permanent logistics facility nearby to serve the needs of the German-led eFP BG is already halfway complete.
The base will ensure the maintenance and storage of allied vehicles, equipment and supplies and personnel work space.
Construction began in August 2022 and is scheduled to be completed in March 2025. The project is funded by Germany and is being carried out by the German company FEPS, with the help of 15 Lithuanian construction subcontractors.
Balancing Germany’s personnel commitments in Lithuania
Ever since German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the permanent presence of 4,000 troops in Lithuania as part of a bilateral commitment to support Baltic security in June this year, there have been concerns about the difficulty of funding the deployment of the brigade on such a basis. .
Building infrastructure is one way to sustain German personnel stationed on NATO’s eastern flank, but much more infrastructure will be needed to accommodate the 4,000 troops who will be deployed there sometime in the near future.
While the German government has halved the cost of the new project this time around, it appears that Pistorius is committed to funding the presence of the extra 4,000 staff before they even arrive in Lithuania.
Read the original at Defence247.gr
