Nordic/Baltic
Lithuania’s Air Force
Defence
Defence
US deploys Patriot system in Lithuania for air defense drills
The United States on Monday deployed a long-range air defense system Patriot, which is capable of downing missiles, in Lithuania for air defense drills to be held in July, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]
Defence
Defence
Guzas appointed Lithuania’s new air force commander
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Dainius Guzas as the new commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s ex-air force commander says nobody planned to repair helicopters in Russia
Audronis Navickas, a former Lithuanian Air Force commander, says that “nobody was ever going” to send Russian-made Mi-8 helicopters, which are used in Lithuania for rescue and search operations, to Russia for an overhaul. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s ex-air force commander dismissed from military service
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis has dismissed Colonel Audronis Navickas, a former Air Force commander, from professional military service, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Air Force to transfer to Western helicopters in 2022
Lithuania’s Air Forces should transfer to more modern Western helicopters from 2022, the Defence Resource Council decided last week. […]
Defence
Air Force chief sees DefMin info as humiliating
Lithuania’s Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas, who is about to be transferred to reserve, says that the information published by the Defence Ministry about his responsibility over helicopter repairs in Russia was misleading. […]
Defence
Air force commander dismissed after helicopter repairs probe
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis has decided that Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas, who was suspended several months ago due to an investigation, cannot return to his duties after the probe has been completed. […]