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NATO fighters scrambled twice last week in Baltic states

On 17-23 August NATO fighter jets conducting air policing tasks in the Baltic skies were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft in the international airspace above the Baltic states, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania reports. […]

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Lithuanian army ready to welcome first batch of conscripts

Preparations to receive conscripts is going smoothly and the biggest challenges is now faced by instructors, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said on Tuesday after evaluating preparations to receive conscripts in Klaipėda. […]

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Defence

Radioactive ice detectors missing at Lithuanian Air Base

Six ice detectors used in aircraft are missing at the Lithuanian Air Force‘s Air Base in the northern city of Šiauliai. They are a source of radiation, the Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday. […]

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Air policing but one aspect of NATO presence in Baltics, Lithuanian minister says

Russia has no reason to interpret the reduction of the number of NATO aircraft in the Baltics as a sign of NATO’s weakness, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. The Alliance’s attention to the Baltic states has not declined, since patrolling of the Baltic airspace is just one aspect of NATO’s presence in the region, according to him. […]