Denmark, Lithuania latest Baltic navies to buy ‘Blocker’ mines through Finnish scheme – Defense News

Denmark, Lithuania latest Baltic navies to buy ‘Blocker’ mines through Finnish scheme  Defense News

Denmark is the latest country to buy Finland’s “Blocker” naval mines, a day after Lithuania decided to go ahead with its own contract for the weapon. VIENNA — Denmark is the latest country to buy Finland’s “Blocker” naval mines, a day after Lithuania decided to go ahead with its own contract for the weapon. The forces of Finland, where the mines are made, and Estonia already operate the proximity sea mines. Estonia bought them in 2021. The Danish acquisition will take place as part of a pentalateral joint procurement agreement that includes Finland and Lithuania, as well as Germany and Norway, who have not yet publicly announced a contract to buy the device.

Lithuania’s ministry of defense similarly said that its procurement of Blocker was taking place under the Naval Mines Cooperation, a procurement agreement that grew out of a program launched in 2024. Aside from joint buying, the NMC agreement is meant to “strengthen cooperation on logistics, training, exercises and the lifespan of the systems,” the Danish ministry of defense said. The Finnish military signed a contract with manufacturer Forcit Defence in June on behalf of the five countries participating in the NMC’s procurement scheme. The contract was worth “hundreds of millions of Euros,” the Finnish government said. Ten countries signed the pact’s original declaration of intent: Belgium, Latvia,