Defence
Decisions on Baltic air defence must be made faster – foreign minister
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has called for faster decisions on the air defence of the three Baltic nations. […]
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President urges parties to seek new deal on defence funding
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called on political parties to seek a new political agreement on defence funding amid continuing threats to the country’s security. […]
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Lithuania’s minister of defence again subjected to fake news
Fake news about Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis allegedly recognizing Crimea as part of Russia has been published online in the Russian, Ukrainian and English languages. […]
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Lithuania’s govt ready for litigation with Kaspersky Lab – deputy defmin
Lithuania’s government is ready to go to court with Russia-based computer security company Kaspersky Lab over the government’s decision to restrict the use of its software on sensitive computers, says Defense Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza. […]
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Kaspersky considers contesting Lithuania’s decision to restrict its software
Russia-based Kaspersky Lab considers contesting the Lithuanian government’s decision to restrict the use of its software on sensitive computers, a company official said on Thursday. […]
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Nukem shouldn’t be in charge of Lithuanian N-plant closure projects – Seimas panel head
Rosatom-controlled Nukem, the contractor for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant‘s almost-complete decommissioning projects worth hundreds of millions of euros, should no longer be in charge of these projects, the chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence, said. […]
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Minister of defence set to raise soldier wages by almost 30 pct within 4 years
Salaries of troops serving in Lithuania’s military should go up by 30 percent within the next four years, officials of the Defence Ministry say, adding that new packages of social benefits have been drafted in an effort to motivate troops to stay in service. […]
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Drills will allow better preparation for hybrid threats – transport minister
The Wednesday’s training for Lithuania’s strategic transport companies, the Armed Forces and the Aras anti-terrorist unit will allow better preparations for hybrid threats, says Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis. […]
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Strategic transport firms to drill response to hybrid threats
Lithuania’s state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai together with other strategic transport companies, the Armed Forces and Aras anti-terrorist unit will Wednesday hold a practice of response to hybrid threats. […]
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2 Lithuanian municipalities to buy civil protection in case of Astravyets N-plant accident
Municipalities of the Vilnius city and the Švenčionys district intend to purchase civil protection instruments to ensure safety of the populations in case of a possible accident in the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant, which is just across the state border in Belarus. […]
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Lithuania’s Special Operations Forces going back to Afghanistan
Lithuania has decided to bring back its Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Afghanistan after nearly three years to join the NATO operation Resolute Support that is intended to train and support local security forces. […]
Defence
Telia Lithuania says Huawei equipment is safe
After US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens should not use products made by Huawei, Lithuania’s telecoms company Telia Lietuva says that the Chinese manufacturer’s equipment that it uses is safe. […]
Defence
Government moves to allow downing drones flying over military areas
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday legal amendments to allow shooting down uncrewed aircraft flying without permission over military areas. […]
Defence
Lithuanian institutions to discuss Huawei equipment with Telia – news portal
After US intelligence organizations recommended the country’s citizens to refrain from using Huawei telephones manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Huawei, Lithuanian institutions plan to hold talks with Telia telecommunications company on the safety of its network, Defence Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza told 15min.lt news portal. Telia’s mobile communications network is built on Huawei’s basic equipment. […]
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NATO fighter-jets scrambled from Lithuania twice last week over Russian warplanes
NATO fighter-jets conducting the air-policing mission in the Baltic states were last week scrambled twice to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. […]
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Conservative MP proposes tax deduction for riflemen, volunteers buying guns
Lithuania’s conservative MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas has proposed a tax deduction for riflemen and volunteer troops purchasing semi-automatic weapons. […]
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Lithuanian military brigade to be affiliated to German division
The Iron Wolf mechanized infantry brigade of the Lithuanian Armed Forces is planned to be affiliated to a German division, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuanian arms control inspector visiting Russian bomber unit
A Lithuanian arms control inspector is Wednesday visiting the Russian 22nd heavy bomber aviation division. […]
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Dzekunskas chosen as director of Lithuania’s centralized defence procurement agency
Sigitas Dzekunskas on Monday was selected as director of Lithuania’s newly-established centralized defence system procurement agency, the Defence Ministry said. […]
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