Defence
Defense Minister urges Baltic, Nordic states to step up collective defense
Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis on Tuesday urged the Baltic and the Nordic states to enhance collective defense. […]
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Shortfall of explosives found at Lithuanian engineering battalion – prosecutors
An amount of explosive material is missing from the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion, but law-enforcement officials do not rule out that the shortfall, which was discovered last week, might be due to an accounting error. […]
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Lithuania plans to raise military salaries
The Lithuanian government plans a 30-percent increase in military salaries by the end of 2020 compared with 2016, with over 88 million euros in state budget funds to be provided for this purpose over the next three years, according to a draft budget approved by the Cabinet. […]
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Several hundred Lithuanian troops leave for multinational exercise in Germany
Over 350 Lithuanian troops are on Tuesday leaving for Germany to take part in the multinational exercise Allied Spirit VII. […]
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US stops rotating troops in Lithuania, send them to drills – General
The United States have ceased permanent rotation of its Land Forces troops in Lithuania, however, will continue sending them to exercises, says US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. […]
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US general observes Iron Wolf II exercise in Lithuania
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, outgoing commander of the US Army Europe, arrived in the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area on Saturday to view international exercise Iron Wolf II. […]
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Lithuanian army to set up artillery battalion in Šilalė district
The Lithuanian Armed Forces will set up an artillery battalion in Pajūris, a small town in the district of Šilalė, as part of a brigade that is being formed in the western part of the country. […]
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Lithuanian security chief: We must avoid hysteria when discussing threats
Darius Jauniškis, the director of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), says that intelligence agencies are increasingly open to communication with the public as they cannot remain invisible services in this information age. […]
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Mid-range air defense systems to cost Lithuania EUR 110 mln
Mid-range air defense systems will cost Lithuania 110 million euros, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday after signing a contract on the acquisition of Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems (NASAMS). […]
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Contract on medium-range air-defense systems NASAMS to be signed on Sep. 26
Lithuania’s Armed Forces will Thursday sign a contract on acquisition of Norwegian medium-range air-defense systems NASAMS, the Defense Ministry said. […]
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Lithuanian Iron Wolf troops win silver in Cambrian Patrol drills in UK
Troops of the patrol unit of the Lithuanian Mechanized Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf have won a silver medal in the annual patrol exercise Cambrian Patrol 2017 held in the United Kingdom. […]
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Lithuania sees idea of sending tri-natl brigade to East Ukraine as premature
Lithuanian officials say it is still too early to discuss whether troops of the tri-national Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian brigade could be sent to a possible United Nations (UN) operation in Eastern Ukraine. […]
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International drills Iron Wolf II kicks off in 2 training grounds in Lithuania
An international two-week exercise Iron Wolf II is kicking off on Wednesday in Lithuania’s Gaižiūnai training ground in the Jonava district and General Silvestras Žukauskas ground in Švenčionys district. […]
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2 off-duty foreign troops get in conflict in central Lithuania
A brawl erupted between two off-duty foreign troops in Jonava, central Lithuania, earlier this month, the Defense Ministry confirmed to BNS on Monday. The incident was not reported to the society earlier. […]
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