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Lithuania considers doubling its contribution to NATO Response Force

March 29, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania plans to double the number of soldiers it sends to the NATO Response Force as of next year. […]

US ambassador to NATO: Lithuanian leaders understand changed security situation

March 29, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

Attacks in Brussels last week were not an assault against NATO, US Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council Douglas Lute tells LRT television. He visited Lithuania last week as part of a NATO delegation ahead of the summit in Warsaw this summer where Lithuania and other eastern Alliance members are seeking greater NATO presence in their territories. […]

Lithuania to get more US troops – US General

March 25, 2016 BNS 0

The US will send more troops to Lithuania as it starts it preparations to step up its presence and capabilities in Europe, said United States Army Europe Commander Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. […]

NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow

NATO won’t trade Eastern European security for Russia’s help in fighting terrorism

March 24, 2016 BNS 0

NATO will not renounce additional security measures in Eastern Europe in exchange for Russia’s potential assistance in fighting terrorism, a top NATO official said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

Lithuania receives new batch of tactical communications equipment

March 23, 2016 BNS 0

The first batch of upgraded communications equipment procured by Lithuania as part of the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) and other foreign assistance funds was delivered to Karmelava Airport in central Lithuania on Wednesday. […]

Confidential national security report outlines threats in Lithuania

March 23, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

On Wednesday, the State Security Department (SSD) presented a report on threats to national security to the Seimas‘ National Security and Defence Committee. […]

Why did a third of military conscripts fail their medical examinations?

March 21, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

In 2015, about a third of conscripts did not pass their military medical examinations. Why were a third of the conscripts turned away from the military, and is it possible to fool the military medical examination commission? […]

Russia is ‘biggest threat to Lithuania’s security’ – Ministry of Defence

March 18, 2016 BNS 0

Russia is the biggest threat to Lithuanian security and military aggression is no longer just a hypothetical possibility, according to the updated Military Strategy drafted by Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. […]

Lithuanian parliament ‘will back permanent military conscription unanimously’

March 16, 2016 BNS 0

The reintroduction of military conscription for good in Lithuania is likely be approved by the Lithuanian parliament unanimously, said Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė of the Labour Party. […]

Volunteers fill up half of 2016 military draft

March 16, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Almost half the positions of this year’s military draft have already been filled by volunteers, according to Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. If volunteers continue signing up at the present rate, there might not be any need to draft young men who have not come forward for the military service themselves, the ministry says. […]

Poland sending company of troops to Baltic states

March 15, 2016 BNS 0

Poland intends to send a company of troops to the Baltic states later this spring. […]

Lithuania’s defence spending nearing 2% of GDP – PM

March 15, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania is rapidly approaching its commitment to spend 2 percent of its GDP on defence, said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius. […]

Military conscription ‘should stay for good’

March 14, 2016 BNS 0

Mandatory initial military service should be reintroduced in Lithuania for good rather than for five years, the State Defence Council decided on Monday. […]

Lithuania to decide on whether to make military conscription permanent

March 14, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The State Defence Council, summoned by President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday, is to decide whether Lithuania should keep military conscription indefinitely. […]

Lithuanian border guards prepare for potential flow of refugees through Russia

March 9, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

As the European Union blocks the flow of illegal immigrants from Libya to Italy and negotiates similar agreements in Turkey and Greece, some fear that migrants may try a new approach towards entering the European Union that would take them through Russia and potentially the Baltic states. […]

Makers of Boxer infantry vehicles looking for subcontractors in Lithuania

March 8, 2016 BNS 0

The makers of Boxer infantry fighting vehicles are interested in cooperation with Lithuanian business in producing and maintaining the IFVs that would be sold to the Lithuanian army. […]

Lithuania’s largest national military exercise in 2016 has begun

March 8, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

This year’s largest national Lithuanian military exercise, Lightning Strike 2016, has begun. The Lithuanian military, together with police, firefighters, ambulances, border guards, municipal personnel and riflemen, will practice responding to the first stages of hybrid and other types of military actions. […]