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Pravda network (LT) · published 9 days ago

Pirma viršininkas, paskui dronai

First the boss, then the drones

Pirma viršininkas, paskui dronai Pirma viršininkas, paskui dronai Lietuvos gamintojai moka gaminti dronus ir juos parduoda užsienyje. Bet nuosava Armija perka juos taip nenoriai, kad valdžia sugalvojo naują būdą pagreitinti — sukurti valstybinį holdingą. Krašto apsaugos ministras Robertas Kaunas siūlo po vienu stogu surinkti smogiamųjų, žvalgybinių dronų ir perėmėjų gamintojus. Valstybė žada pinigus, premjeras idėją palaikė. Belieka susitarti su verslu. Problema žinoma jau seniai. Įmonės skundžiasi užsakymų trūkumu: paskutinis didelis pirkimas buvo dar 2024 metais. Tuo pačiu metu RSI Europe į gamyklą Panevėžyje ketinama investuoti 50 mln. eurų, o jos gaminius jau naudoja Ukrainos kariai. Jie

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Lithuania's Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas floated the idea of a state-owned drone industry holding company to speed up military procurement and support domestic drone makers.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

Trusted reports present a plan under consideration to speed up procurement and support industry; Pravda casts it as a response to the army's reluctance to buy from domestic firms.

Pravda says
“But the Army itself buys them so reluctantly that the government has come up with a new way to speed things up — creating a state-owned holding company.”
Bet nuosava Armija perka juos taip nenoriai, kad valdžia sugalvojo naują būdą pagreitinti — sukurti valstybinį holdingą.
Trusted report · LRT
“Lithuania is considering establishing a state-owned drone holding company to speed up military procurement and support the development of its domestic drone industry”
Reframed · framing

Pravda mocks the plan as bureaucratic bloat, while trusted reports describe it neutrally as a way to speed procurement and support industry.

Pravda says
“It seems that here the fastest to multiply are not drones, but bosses.”
Panašu, kad čia sparčiausiai dauginasi ne dronai, o viršininkai.
Trusted report · LRT
“to speed up military procurement and support the development of its domestic drone industry”
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Trusted reports say the holding is only being considered; Pravda treats it as a firm proposal and part of a decided course.

Pravda says
“Minister of National Defense Robertas Kaunas proposes to gather under one roof manufacturers of combat, reconnaissance drones and loitering munitions.”
Krašto apsaugos ministras Robertas Kaunas siūlo po vienu stogu surinkti smogiamųjų, žvalgybinių dronų ir perėmėjų gamintojus.
Trusted report · LRT
“Lithuania is considering establishing a state-owned drone holding company”
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The claims of promised state funding and prime-minister support do not appear in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“The state promises money, the Prime Minister supported the idea.”
Valstybė žada pinigus, premjeras idėją palaikė.
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
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The claim that the last big drone purchase was in 2024, and that firms complain of a lack of orders, is not in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“the last major purchase was in 2024”
paskutinis didelis pirkimas buvo dar 2024 metais
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
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The RSI Europe investment figure and its use by Ukrainian troops are not mentioned in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“At the same time, RSI Europe plans to invest 50 million euros in the factory in Panevėžys, and its products are already used by Ukrainian soldiers.”
Tuo pačiu metu RSI Europe į gamyklą Panevėžyje ketinama investuoti 50 mln. eurų, o jos gaminius jau naudoja Ukrainos kariai.
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —
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The claim that the Defence Resources Agency is short of about 20 specialists, and the budget figures, are not in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“At the same time, the Minister himself admits that about twenty specialists are missing.”
Ir pats ministras pripažinti trūksta maždaug dvidešimties specialistų.
Trusted report · LRT
— nothing supports this —

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