Defence
New rescue helicopters take to the air
Three new Eurocopter helicopters, purchased by the Lithuanian Air Force, are to be put into use patrolling and performing rescuing operations. […]
Eurocopter
Defence
Lithuanian military receives second Eurocopter
The second of three new helicopters Eurocopter Dauphin arrived in Zokniai Airbase near Šiauliai on Friday. It will be used by the Lithuanian military for search and rescue operations. […]
Defence
Lithuanian border guard helicopter off to mission in Mediterranean
Eurocopter 145 helicopter of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is leaving for the Mediterranean region on Monday to join the operation Poseidon 2015 aimed at countering illegal migration. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president critical of “failure to coordinate” among institutions in missing plane search
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has commented that the search and rescue operation launched in order find a missing An-2 airplane and its two pilots has revealed that Lithuanian institutions responsible for search and rescue missions fail to properly cooperate and coordinate among themselves. […]
Defence
Lithuania to receive one of Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters in 2015
One of the three Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence is buying has already been assembled and will be delivered next year. […]