{"id":71746,"date":"2025-10-24T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/10\/24\/lithuania-tests-firearms-swedish-missiles-against-high-speed-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:17:31","slug":"lithuania-tests-firearms-swedish-missiles-against-high-speed-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2025\/10\/24\/lithuania-tests-firearms-swedish-missiles-against-high-speed-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania tests firearms, Swedish missiles against high-speed drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MILAN \u2014 The Lithuanian Army has tested heavy machine guns and Swedish-designed surface-to-air missiles against high-speed drones, as more militaries are exploring the potential of firearms as drone countermeasures of last resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a video released this week by the Lithuanian armed forces, air defense artillery units are seen training with large-caliber machine guns and launching the Saab-made RBS 70 NG missiles against target drones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armored vehicles equipped with machine guns can also be observed in the footage, which was filmed at a training range located less than ten kilometers away from the Belarus border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTesting of weapon systems (heavy machine guns, RBS, FPV drones) against drones at the General Silvestras \u017dukauskas training ground \u2013 some work the first time, some don\u2019t. 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Introduced over the summer, Ukraine\u2019s government-backed defense technology cluster, Brave1, reports that it can effectively hit drones at distances of up to 50 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was designed so that infantry soldiers would not need to carry two different weapons; instead, they could rapidly substitute magazines depending on whether they are engaging an enemy drone or personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another military organization evaluating shotguns to safeguard against drones is the British Army\u2019s Experimentation and Trials Group, which is responsible for testing activities across the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cepa.org\/article\/guns-not-missiles-will-defeat-the-drone\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/cepa.org\/article\/guns-not-missiles-will-defeat-the-drone\/\">report<\/a> published by the Center for European Policy Analysis argues that guns paired with interceptor drones, rather than missiles, will be the cheap answer that militaries are looking for to defeat swarms of low-cost drones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happens if Russia becomes capable of sending 1,000, 2,000, or even 4,000 drones in one night? 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