Defence
Lithuanian conscript dies during military service
A man performing the initial mandatory military service passed away in a Kaunas hospital on Monday morning. […]
Defence
Defence
‘I see no chance of war with Russia’ – NATO general in Vilnius
NATO General Salvatore Farina has said that dangerous Russian conduct in the Baltic Sea region was unlikely to lead to a large-scale military conflict. […]
Defence
Defence
NATO ships search Lithuanian Baltic waters for WWI and WWII mines
An international NATO operation called Open Spirit has begun in the territorial waters of Lithuania. During the operation, NATO and other countries’ ships will clean the bottom of the Baltic sea to ensure that no naval mines or other explosives remain there. […]
Defence
NATO general to discuss Baltic defence plans in Vilnius
Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance’s defence plans for the Baltics with Lithuania’s military and Ministry of National Defence officials. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hit by cyber attack
The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘ website was inaccessible to visitors on Wednesday due to a cyber attack. […]
Defence
Two Lithuanian soldiers injured in explosion
Two soldiers were injured when an explosive went off in a military training ground near Pabradė, Lithuania, on Tuesday evening. […]
Defence
NATO Warsaw summit will include decision on Baltic garrisons, says NATO general
At the NATO Joint Force headquarters in Brunssum, commander Salvatore Farina told the Estonian military administration that a decision on the garrison of NATO military forces in the Baltic states will be made at the alliance’s summit meeting in Warsaw. […]
Defence
Defence
New rotation of US troops begin service in Lithuania
A new shift of rotating US forces have begun service in Lithuania this week, the Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Defence
NATO considering sending extra 4,000 troops to Baltic States – US Defense Secretary
NATO is considering establishing a new rotational ground force in the Baltic States and Poland to deter possible Russian aggression, according to US Defense Secretary Ash Carter. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled 5 times last week to intercept Russian planes
NATO air policing fighters stationed in the Baltic States performed five scrambles last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has reported. […]
Defence
Visegrad 4 countries commit to sending troops to Baltic States
The Visegrad Group, which contains Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, have agreed to send rotating forces to the Baltic States from next year. […]
Defence
Cuban missile crisis-style stand-off in Baltic States a real possibility – former US Defense Secretary
Former US secretary of Defence William Perry has said that Russia and the US blundering into a Cuban missile crisis type confrontation in the Baltic States was a live possibility. […]
Defence
Defence
Lithuania ‘likely’ to get NATO battalion – president
An international battalion of NATO troops is likely to be deployed to Lithuania, according to the country’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Defence
US F-22 stealth fighters land in Lithuanian airbase
Two United States F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft landed in Lithuania at Šiauliai Airbase on Wednesday. […]
Defence
German public against sending troops to aid Baltic defences
Though German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė that Germany would contribute to the defence of the Baltic states, an opinion poll on Tuesday revealed that 57% of Germans think that their country should not send its soldiers to defend NATO members such as the Baltic countries or Poland if they were attacked by Russia. […]
Defence
Defence
NATO jets scrambled three times to intercept Russian bombers last week
NATO fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft, including bombers, flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]