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Seimas sanctions increased presence in intl missions abroad, including anti-ISIS
Lithuania’s parliament on Thursday gave a green light to dispatch of more troops to international missions abroad, including increased participation in efforts against the Islamic State group. […]
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Efforts to raise defense budget shouldn’t push aside other Lithuanian sectors – PM
Increase of Lithuania’s defense budget should be even, says Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, adding that other sectors in need of bigger funding should not be forgotten amid discussions about the need to raise it to 2.5 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). […]
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Over 100 Lithuanian reserve troops starting drills in Alytus
More than 100 reserve troops will Wednesday start a repeated training in the Lithuanian army’s Grand Duchess Birute Uhlan Battalion. […]
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Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai to deliver 145 armored vehicles to Lithuania
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG), the state-run railway company, will deliver 145 armored vehicles to the country from Germany. […]
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Minister of Defense proposes updating Bill on Martial Law
Lithuania’s Defense Ministry has proposed a new version of the bill on martial law, which would replace the current language of the law adopted 17 years ago. […]
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Lithuania’s 2018 defense budget should be 2.006 pct of GDP
Lithuania’s defense budget for 2018 should be 2.006 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis cited the latest calculations on Tuesday. […]
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Juknevičienė re-elected as vice-chair of NATO Parliament Assembly
Rasa Juknevičienė, a member of the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has been re-elected as vice-president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for another year during the assembly’s session in Bucharest. […]
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NATO fighter-jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over 2 Russian warplanes
NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once from Lithuania last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. […]
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Polish Sejm defense panel chief: Patriot should also defend Lithuania’s airspace
The Patriot anti-missile defense systems, which Poland plans to purchase, should also defend the airspace of Lithuania, says Michal Jach, chairman of the Polish Sejm Defense Committee. […]
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NATO troops warned about phone hacking threat upon arrival in Lithuania
NATO troops coming to Lithuania have been warned about break-ins into their smartphones, the Defense Ministry told BNS. […]
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Lithuania’s anti-tank units kick off Hunter 2017 drills
International firing exercise Hunter 2017 of anti-tank units is starting in Lithuania on Friday […]
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SocDem leader against bids to grant more than 2% of GDP to defense
After Lithuania reaches 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for defense next year, the defense funding should no longer be increased, with money directed towards reduction of social exclusion, says Gintautas Paluckas, the leader of the Social Democratic Party. […]
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Russia says its warplanes followed intl practice during flight over Lithuania
Moscow said on Wednesday that two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace in late September in order to avoid a storm, which was in line with international rules. […]
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Lithuania-Poland-Ukraine brigade to be named after Kostanty Ostrogski
A joint brigade of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine will be named after Kostanty Ostrogski, an outstanding military commander of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said. […]
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Lithuania set to recruit more conscripts next year
Lithuania intends to slightly increase the number of conscripts to be recruited to the Armed Forces next year, as compared with 2017. […]
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Security body fires intelligence officer over conflict of interest
The Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD) said on Friday that it has fired Tomas Jakučionis, an intelligence officer, over a conflict of interest. […]
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Rīga will hold annual foreign policy and security forum – The Rīga Conference 2017
From 29–30 September, the National Library of Latvia in Rīga will host the annual international forum called The Rīga Conference 2017, which is dedicated to foreign policy and security matters. The conference is organised by the Latvian Transatlantic Organisation in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. […]