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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. […]

Lithuanian government proposes 30 pct pay rise for intelligence officers

January 18, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government proposed on Wednesday to increase intelligence officers’ salaries by almost one-third. […]

25 year anniversary of the Lithuanian National Defense Volunteer Force

Lithuania’s National Defence Volunteer Force marks 27 yrs of establishment

January 17, 2018 BNS 0

Wednesday marks 27 years of establishment of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force, with all volunteer troops urged to wear their uniforms wherever they are. […]

Danish PM says Danes protect not only Balts but also themselves by patrolling Baltic skies

January 16, 2018 BNS 0

Danish troops protect not only the Baltic nations, but also their own country as they conduct NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said during his visit to Lithuania on Monday. […]

Sweden’s defence minister: Unrest in Baltic Sea region would be handled by all

January 15, 2018 BNS 0

All of the countries of the Baltic Sea region would have to respond to possible unrest in the region, although some of them are not members of NATO, Sweden’s Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist has said in Lithuania. […]

Baltic states should reopen debates of joint weaponry acquisitions – Lithuanian foreign minister

January 12, 2018 BNS 0

The three Baltic states should reopen the discussions of purchasing weaponry together, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]

Lithuania’s government to revise accumulation of food reserves

January 12, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s government intends to revise the scheme of accumulating food reserves for cases of war or other emergencies. Some MPs believe that Lithuania, as a member of the European Union, is still accumulating the reserve by the principles of the Soviet Union, suggesting to change the scheme to fit NATO standards. […]