The General Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion, equipped with 155mm howitzers, was founded in December 2000, under a joint Lithuanian-Danish project – LITART.

The Danish Army provided material and methodical assistance in the founding of the artillery unit.

Implementation of the LITART project involved the following four stages: Main role of the battalion is to support infantry.

Artillery may provide support in all types of battle at any time of day under any weather conditions.

Artillery fire may be moved from one shooting area to another in order to define the course of the battle.