Panevėžys
Defence

Lithuanian and American troops kick off joint exercise in Panevėžys

A joint training of Lithuanian and United States troops, King’s Strike 2015, is starting in Panevėžys, northern Lithuania, on Monday. […]

Defence

Seimas speaker wants Public Procurement Office to inspect AFV purchase tender

After former chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Valdas Tutkus expressed his doubts about the transparency of the armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) purchase tender, Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that he should have involved relevant institutions. The politician has also asked the Public Procurement Office (VPT) to evaluate the tender. The VPT says, however, that it will not look into the purchase as it falls under an exception envisaged for military contracts. […]

Kaunas
Defence

Kaunas to host military exercise

A military exercise will be held in and near Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas, with armoured vehicles driving on the city streets, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]

Valdas Tutkus
Defence

Lithuania’s defence industry association head resigns over German AFV contract

Head of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association (LGSPA) Valdas Tutkus, who is resigning from his post, says that purchase of the German armoured fighting vehicles Boxer will cost at least EUR 500 million for Lithuania, not counting the cost of building a service base for them. […]

Dainius Šileika
Defence

Third-generation expatriate joins Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force

Among the 13 soldiers of the National Defence Volunteer Forces who gave oath to serve their country on 21 August, was Dainius Šileika, a third-generation Lithuanian expatriate. […]