Fighter jets "Mirage 2000-N"
Defence

France taking over NATO air policing mission in Lithuania

The Lithuanian Air Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, is hosting an official NATO air police mission handover ceremony on Wednesday. […]

Defence Minister Juozas Olekas
Defence

‘There is a political aspect’ to purchasing €386m Boxers from Germany

Lithuania’s defence minister, who signed a €386-million deal with a German company on purchasing 88 Boxer infantry vehicles, says the choice was as much about the quality of product as about buying it from a partner country. […]

Defence Minister Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuania purchases hundreds of used military vehicles from Netherlands

Several hundreds of used military vehicles purchased from the Netherlands will add mobility and power to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Thursday. […]

Patriot missiles
Defence

Patriot air defence system ‘not yet in talks’ – Lithuanian minister

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that a German general’s statements about deploying the Patriot air defence systems in the Baltic states are a step in the right direction, but no official proposals had been received yet. […]