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Lithuanian president sees current military conscription model as ‘optimal’

February 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the current military conscription model is optimal and in line with what the state can afford. […]

PM says army modernization now more important than universal conscription

February 8, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the modernization of the Armed Forces is currently more important that universal military conscription, adding that a mandatory enlistment of all young men could be considered after 2020. […]

Universal conscription of Lithuanian young men would cost around EUR 400 mln – defence minister (Updated)

February 7, 2018 BNS 0

Universal conscription of young men to Lithuania’s Armed Forces would require about 400 million euros, while conscription of young women would require nearly four times as much, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. […]

President confers rank of general on Vaikšnoras

February 6, 2018 BNS 0

President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday conferred the rank of brigadier general on Colonel Raimundas Vaikšnoras, deputy chief of staff operations at the Lithuanian Armed Forces Defence Staff. […]

Lithuanian officials: Russia permanently stations Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad

February 5, 2018 BNS 0

Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to keep them there permanently, Lithuania’s president and its defence minister said. […]

Russia stationing Iskander for permanent presence in Kaliningrad – Lithuanian defmin (Updated)

February 5, 2018 BNS 0

Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to leave them there permanently, Lithuania’s defense minister and the president said. […]

Lithuania celebrates 1 year since deployment of NATO battalion

February 5, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania will mark the 1st anniversary of the deployment of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Rukla, eastern Lithuania, on Monday. […]

Visaginas mayor’s ratings reduced by hackers on alfa.lt survey

February 2, 2018 BNS 0

Cyber attackers distorted the votes of Visaginas Mayor Dalia Straupaitė on the voting of Mayor of the Year organized by alfa.lt news portal in Lithuania, giving her more than 2,000 negative votes. […]

Lithuanian authorities detain 3 suspected spies

February 1, 2018 BNS 0

Three citizens of Lithuania have been detained in Lithuania since December on the suspicion of spying for Russia in return for financial remuneration, the law-enforcement said on Thursday. […]

Heads of Lithuanian public bodies may face sanctions for neglecting cyber-security

January 31, 2018 BNS 0

The heads of Lithuanian public bodies may in the future face sanctions for neglecting cyber-security. […]

Closed state communication network planned in Lithuania

January 31, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian National Security Commission, headed by the prime minister, on Wednesday decided to set up a closed communication network for the key state institutions. […]

NATO jets scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane

January 29, 2018 BNS 0

NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled from Lithuania for the first time in 2018 over Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. […]

Lithuania’s army projects acquisitions for EUR 265 mln in 2018

January 29, 2018 BNS 0

The Defense Resource Agency under the Lithuanian Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces will this year make purchases for approximately 265 million euros, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]

Lithuanian critical system managers scrap Kaspersky Lab software

January 29, 2018 BNS 0

All Lithuanian critical IT system managers that had Kaspersky Lab products on their computers have stopped using the Russia-based company’s software after the government said in late December that it might pose a threat to national security. […]

Lithuanian court finishes hearing appeals of convicted spies

January 26, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday finished hearing the appeals filed by former air force officer and a Russian citizen both convicted on spying charges. […]

Lithuania’s army to double area of training grounds by 2022

January 26, 2018 BNS 0

Expansion of the main training grounds of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will result in a double area of the facilities by 2022, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. […]

Lithuania’s army to start replacing uniforms this year

January 22, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Armed Forces will this year start replacing the uniform of troops with universal print field uniforms, with the first uniforms to be issued to troops in spring of 2018. […]

Lithuania’s army chief briefed on possibilities to buy Marder infantry vehicles

January 19, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas was this week presented the possibilities of purchasing German infantry fighting vehicles Marder, however, the purchase is not planned, officials said. […]

Emails with links to fake news on Lithuanian defence minister contain malware

January 19, 2018 BNS 0

Emails containing malware were sent out after the Tv3.lt news website was hacked on Thursday evening to post a fake news story about Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis, the Defence Ministry said on Friday . […]

Fake news on Lithuanian defence minister planted on news portal

January 19, 2018 BNS 0

The Tv3.lt news website was hacked on Thursday evening to post a fake news story about Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis. […]