Ministry of National Defence Archives

NATO jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over Russian warplanes

July 31, 2017 BNS EN 0

NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled once from Lithuania to intercept a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea. […]

2nd rotation of German troops coming to Lithuania

July 31, 2017 Lithuania Tribune 0

The second rotation of German troops is coming to Lithuania to head the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battlegroup. […]

Lithuanian soldier suddenly passes away of pancreatitis during training in Italy

July 28, 2017 BNS EN 0

Sergeant of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion unexpectedly passed away during a training in Italy on Friday. […]

ELECTIONS. Social Democrats – better off in the opposition?

October 17, 2016 LT Daily 0

As many times before, ratings and prognoses proved to be off the mark in Lithuania. The most hurt by it this time were the coalition parties. The Social Democrats who earned 183,500 votes lost two […]

The finish straight: electoral campaign analysis

September 15, 2016 LT Daily 0

With less than a month remaining to the Seimas elections and the Social Democrat Party remaining ahead in polls, DELFI speaks to several experts on how the current circumstances could be evaluated. […]

‘War’ between Lithuanian president and cabinet

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

The so-called army utensils scandal is turning into an open war between the president and the cabinet, Lithuanian analysts say. President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas a liar, stating that […]

Lithuanian President: Defence minister must step down

September 6, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas must step down because of the scandal over the army’s overpriced purchases that discredits not only the national defence system, but also the state and the Social Democratic Party, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday. […]

Lithuania’s corruption scandals make minister pawns in pre-election politicking – PR expert

September 6, 2016 LT Daily 0

A number of Lithuanian ministries have been marred in corruption scandals in the run-up to the general elections this year. Both the so-called army utensils scandal at the Ministry of National Defence as well the […]

Former PM Kirkilas says he ‘would have resigned’ in defence minister’s place

September 5, 2016 LT Daily 0

Gediminas Kirkilas, former prime minister and a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party, has said he would have stepped down if he were in the shoes of Lithuania’s minister of national defence, without going […]

Lithuania sends ammunition to Ukraine

September 5, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania said on Saturday it supplied military aid to Ukraine‘s troops who battle pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. […]

Public procurement violations in defence system ‘systematic’, president’s office says

September 2, 2016 BNS 0

Inspections of public procurement deals in the Lithuanian defence system over the past decade have revealed systematic violations, presidential adviser Živilė Šatūnienė says. […]

Defence minister orders checks of army’s 2016 acquisitions

September 1, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has instructed the ministry’s staff to check all acquisition contracts signed by the ministry this year and the ongoing tenders referred to in the Public Procurement Service’s report. […]

Lithuania’s chief prosecutor refuses to attend MPs’ meeting

September 1, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis has refused to attend a meeting of the political group of the ruling Social Democratic Party. […]

Lithuania’s chief of defence asked to explain costly purchase

August 31, 2016 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s Labour Party group is summoning Chief of Defence Jonas Vytautas Žukas on Wednesday over the costly public procurement for the Armed Forces. […]

Lithuania to station NATO battalion in Rukla

August 29, 2016 BNS 0

The international battalion of NATO Allies should be stationed in Rukla, central Lithuania, next spring, the Ministry of National Defence has said. […]

Are Lithuanians stocked up for emergency situations?

August 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

Germany‘s recommendations for its citizens to stock up on supplies for potential emergency situations made Lithuanians wonder whether they are prepared. With a number of terrorist attacks around Europe and in Germany over the past […]

NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled once last week over Russian warplane

August 22, 2016 BNS 0

Fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once last week to identify and accompany a Russian warplane flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence. […]