Defence
Intl maritime Exercise BALTOPS 2018 starts in Baltic Sea
International Exercise BALTOPS 2018 starts in the Baltic Sea on Monday, with 43 ships, 60 planes and 5,000 troops from 22 countries taking part. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian troops leaving for UN-led stability operation MINUSMA in Mali
A third rotation of Lithuanian troops is leaving for the UN-led stability operation MINUSMA in Mali on Friday. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s largest ever national military exercise kicks off
Thunder Strike 2018, the largest national exercise in the history of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, is kicking off on Friday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Armed Forces to have more senior officers next year
Lithuania next year plans to call up the same number of conscripts as this year, but will increase the number of senior officers in the Armed Forces, under the military’s framework structure for 2019 to 2014. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s Air Navigation considers what to do with Russian radar equipment after probe (Updated)
Russian-made radar equipment that is used by Lithuania’s state-owned air navigation service provider Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation) is not compatible with Lithuania’s national security interests, the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense (NSGK) has said after completing its probe into business groups’ influence on political processes. […]
Defence
Some 37 foreign warships come to Klaipėda for Baltops exercise
Thirty-seven foreign naval ships were to arrive in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda on Thursday morning to take part in Baltops 2018. […]
Defence
Public will be able to watch part of military exercises in Lithuania in June
Members of the public will be able to watch massive military exercises to be held in Lithuania in June as part of the drills that will take place in civilian areas, the military said on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s DefMin, Labor Exchange create database for retired soldiers
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense and the Lithuanian Labor Exchange have created a special database, the Retired Soldiers’ Bank, to provide an opportunity for employers to hire retired troops. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defmin: NATO’s attention to Baltics must be continuous
The Baltic countries must secure the continuation of the security initiatives that have been launched in the region, Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday after meeting his Latvian and Estonian counterparts in Klaipėda. […]
Defence
Belarusian spy in Lithuania sought release on parole
Lithuanian citizen Romuald Lipskij, a former employee of the state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation), sentenced to five years in prison for spying for Belarus, has sought release on parole. […]
Defence
Hosting allied troops in Lithuania would reveal legal gaps – PM
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that hosting allied NATO troops in Lithuania would reveal gaps in the legal regulation. […]
Defence
Baltics ask for NATO battalions to be reinforced with air, naval forces – ForMin Linkevičius
The Baltic countries are asking for NATO‘s multinational battalions deployed to the region to be reinforced with air and naval forces, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
Defence
System for relocating people of Lithuanian descent from crisis zones to be created
The government has decided to create a system for relocating people of Lithuanian descent from humanitarian crisis zones, with a special law to be drawn up. […]
Defence
Defence
Fourth rotation of Portuguese troops to train in Lithuania
A fourth rotation of Portuguese troops is coming to Lithuania to train for four months together with troops from the Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion. […]
Defence
Flaming Thunder army exercise starts in Lithuania
The annual army exercise Flaming Thunder for indirect fire support units starts in Lithuania on Monday. […]
Defence
There’s growing need for Lithuanian troops to speak German, general says
There’s a growing need for Lithuanian troops to speak German amid growing cooperation between the Lithuanian and German armies, Brigadier General Valdemaras Rupšys, commander of Lithuania’s Land Force, said after meeting with his German counterpart Lieutenant General Jorg Volldemer in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
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Defence
Lithuania has no plans to increase number of conscripts next year
There are no plans to conscript more people in Lithuania next year, but the number of senior officers might be increased, according to a bill on the army’s principal structure, put before the Seimas of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian defmin welcomes proposed EU defense funding increase
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis has welcomed an increase in defense spending, planned in the European Union‘s new budget as the Commission proposed last week. […]