Defence
Flaming Thunder army exercise starts in Lithuania
The annual army exercise Flaming Thunder for indirect fire support units starts in Lithuania on Monday. […]
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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. […]
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Tens of thousand troops to train in Baltic Sea region in June
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. […]
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Lithuania ranks 9th globally in terms of military spending growth
Lithuania came in 9th worldwide in terms of military expenditure growth last year, a Swedish institute said on Wednesday […]
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PM warns about fake Facebook account in his name
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has warned about fake Facebook accounts being created in his name. […]
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NATO must speed up work to be ready to respond to threats – Lithuanian formin
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has called for speeding up the implementation of the decisions taken at the NATO Wales and Warsaw summits. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian special forces join NATO operation in Afghanistan
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. […]
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Lithuanian arms control inspectors visit Serbia
Lithuanian arms control inspectors, together with invited inspectors from the Netherlands and Estonia, are visiting Serbia on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry. […]
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NATO jets in Baltics scrambled once last week over Russian military aircraft
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. […]
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Lithuanian troops to provide communications, information systems support in Afghanistan
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. […]
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Lithuania’s DefMin proposes improving soldier’s social security, raising pay – media
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defense is proposing changing soldiers’ pay system and improving their social security, the Lietuvos Žinios daily writes. […]