Relevance of the article is based on participation of armed forces in various operations and exercises, where reliability of machinery is one of the most important factors. Transportation of soldiers as well as completion of variety of tasks is ensured by properly functioning technical equipment. Reliability of military vehicles – armoured SISU E13TP Finnish built and HMMWV M1025 USA built were selected as the object of the article. Impact of climatic conditions on reliability of the vehicles exploited in southwestern part of the Atlantic continental forest area is researched by a case study of the vehicles exploitation under conditions of the climate of Lithuania. Reliability of military vehicles depends on a number of factors such as properties of the vehicles and external conditions of their operation. Their systems and mechanisms are influenced by a number of factors that cause different failures. Climatic conditions represent one of the factors of operating load which is directly dependent on the climate zone. Therefore, assessment of the reliability is started with the analysis of climatic factors affecting operating conditions of the vehicles. Relationship between the impact of climatic factors and failure flow of the vehicles is presented and discussed.

The current geopolitical situation in the Europe is forcing some countries to modernize the equipment and armaments of their armies and to prepare for response to potential threats. It is difficult to assess the advantageousness and quality of military logistics vehicles to be purchased when there are different perceptions of the functionality of the product among future users, and in particular when the quality assessment tools are not perfect and the available and statutory quality assessment tools are hardly used in tendering procedures. This article presents the methodology for the evaluation of military logistics vehicles in public procurement. The proposed methodology allows comparing military logistics vehicles on the basis of economic and technical criteria and assessing the needs of different users.

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