Defence Archives - Page 16 of 92 - the Lithuania Tribune

Tens of thousand troops to train in Baltic Sea region in June

May 4, 2018 BNS 0

Several military exercises will take place in the Baltic Sea region in June, with tens of thousand troops set to take part in them, defense officials said on Friday, adding that the exercises won’t be related. […]

Lithuanian border guards bust illegal migrants from Russia, Latvian driver

May 4, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian border guards detained a group of illegal migrants from Russia and their driver, a Latvian citizen, late on Thursday at Kalvarija border checkpoint on the Lithuanian-Polish border. […]

Portuguese, Spanish, French jets take over NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission

May 3, 2018 BNS 0

Ten NATO air-policing fighters will patrol Baltic airspace from the Šiauliai airbase in Lithuania and another four from Estonia’s Amari base in the next four months, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

Lithuania ranks 9th globally in terms of military spending growth

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania came in 9th worldwide in terms of military expenditure growth last year, a Swedish institute said on Wednesday […]

Portugal to take lead of NATO’s Baltic air-policing, backed by Spain, France

May 2, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, will host on Wednesday a changeover of rotations conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states. […]

Portugal to take lead of NATO’s Baltic air-policing, Spain, France to augment mission

April 30, 2018 BNS 0

A Danish Air Force detachment is this week handing over NATO‘s Baltic air-policing mission to Portugal and Spain after completing its four-month rotation. […]

NATO jets in Baltics intercepted 2 Russian fighters last week

April 30, 2018 BNS 0

NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled once last week to identify and escort Russian military aircraft, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

PM warns about fake Facebook account in his name

April 30, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has warned about fake Facebook accounts being created in his name. […]

NATO must speed up work to be ready to respond to threats – Lithuanian formin

April 27, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has called for speeding up the implementation of the decisions taken at the NATO Wales and Warsaw summits. […]

New ammunition facility planned in Lithuania – media

April 25, 2018 BNS 0

Zala Arms, a Lithuanian company selling hunting gear, is setting up an ammunition production line with a test shooting range as well as a first-in-the-country private gunpowder storage. […]

Lithuanian special forces join NATO operation in Afghanistan

April 25, 2018 BNS 0

The Special Operations Task Group formed by soldiers of the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces on Tuesday joined the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan. […]

Lithuanian arms control inspectors visit Serbia

April 24, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian arms control inspectors, together with invited inspectors from the Netherlands and Estonia, are visiting Serbia on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry. […]

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled once last week over Russian military aircraft

April 24, 2018 BNS 0

NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled once last week to identify and escort a Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Lithuanian troops to provide communications, information systems support in Afghanistan

April 23, 2018 BNS 0

Ten Lithuanian soldiers were seen off to NATO‘s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan in a ceremony at the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion in Vilnius on Friday, the Defense Ministry said. […]

Lithuania’s DefMin proposes improving soldier’s social security, raising pay – media

April 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense is proposing changing soldiers’ pay system and improving their social security, the Lietuvos Žinios daily writes. […]

Russian border patrol vessel entered Lithuania’s waters Monday – border guard service

April 17, 2018 BNS 0

A Russian border patrol vessel on Monday entered Lithuania’s territorial waters, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said. […]

NATO jets scrambled 4 times from Lithuania last week over Russian warplanes

April 16, 2018 BNS 0

NATO air-policing jets guarding the Baltic skies were last week scrambled four times from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Austrian, Swiss arms inspectors visit Lithuania

April 13, 2018 BNS 0

A team of Austrian and Swiss arms control inspectors this week carried out an inspection in Lithuania, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. […]

New commander of NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum visiting Lithuania

April 11, 2018 BNS 0

General Riccardo Marchio, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum is visiting Lithuania, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
On Monday, the general met with Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis to discuss regional security and items on the NATO agenda. […]

Seimas debates legislation to allow downing drones over military areas

April 10, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament has started debates on draft amendments that would ban unauthorized drones from flying over military areas and would allow the military to shoot them down. […]