{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ijeblpi5rcalk2kbrzxq","title":"Lithuania leads Baltic states with about €2 billion in U.S. arms purchases and seeks closer ties with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/lithuania-leads-baltic-states-with-about-2-billion-in-u-s-arms-ijeblpi5rc","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ijeblpi5rcalk2kbrzxq","seq":379555,"kind":"article","title":"Lithuania leads Baltic states with about €2 billion in U.S. arms purchases and seeks closer ties with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman","url":"https://defence-industry.eu/lithuania-leads-baltic-states-with-about-e2-billion-in-u-s-arms-purchases-and-seeks-closer-ties-with-lockheed-martin-and-northrop-grumman","summary":"Lithuania has procured about €2 billion in U.S. weapons and military equipment over the past three years and is seeking a larger role in producing American defense technology in Europe.","published":"2026-09-28T08:30:42Z","seen":"2026-09-28T08:44:36Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-defence-industry-eu-e5e558","name":"defence-industry.eu","domain":"defence-industry.eu"},"via":"kite-defence-industry-eu-e5e558","topics":["defense","nato","top","lithuania","lockheed martin","mach industries","northrop grumman","united states"],"authors":["admin-defence"],"entities":[{"id":"Q37","name":"Lithuania","type":"place"},{"id":"Q7240","name":"Lockheed Martin","type":"org"}],"story":"st_ijeblpi5rcalk2kbrzxq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.6399999856948853,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.10000000149011612,"political":0.8399999737739563}]}