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

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…