Defence
NATO jets alerted once last week by Russian plane
NATO fighter-jets serving in the air policing mission were scrambled once from Lithuania last week to identify a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
Defence
Defence
Lithuanian troops leaving for Somalia anti-piracy operation
Lithuania’s port city of Klaipėda is hosting on Monday a farewell ceremony for the Lithuanian troops leaving for the European Union’s (EU) anti-piracy operation Atalanta off the coasts of the Eastern African country of Somalia. […]
Defence
Last German soldiers depart from Lithuania
On 16 June, last members of the 92nd Jaeger Battalion of the Bundeswehr deployed in Lithuania for combined training left for home. As part of the agreed NATO measures of deterrence over 200 German soldiers were conducting combined training and exercises for three months with soldiers from Lithuania and other NATO allies, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
Defence
Volunteers should be enough for mandatory service, Lithuanian defence minister says
Volunteers should be enough for carrying out mandatory military service, Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says, adding that no additional men might be conscripted. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence ministry to propose pay raise for professional troops
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence will propose raising pay for professional troops. […]
Defence
New commander hopes to attract 3,000 to serve in Lithuania’s volunteer force
The new commander of the Lithuania National Defence Volunteer Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Artūras Jasinskas, hopes to attract up to 3,000 troops to the volunteer forces during his five-year term. […]
Defence
Lithuania-based NATO jets alerted once by Russian plane last week
NATO Baltic air policing fighter jets were scrambled once last week to intercept and accompany a Russia plane flying over the Baltic Sea, according to Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and State Border Guard Service to step up cooperation
The Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (LSS) and the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) have signed a cooperation agreement, based on which the two organisations will enhance cooperation and members of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union will assist in protecting the state border. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence minister says there are other alternatives to German G36 rifles
If it transpires that German rifles Heckler & Koch G36 are unreliable, other alternatives will be sought, says Lithuania’s National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas. […]
Defence
Lithuanian online media suspect preparations for major cyber attack
Lithuania’s major online news outlets had their operations disturbed late Thursday night. Experts suspect preparations for a major cyber attack against Lithuania. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army plans to buy German Boxers
Lithuania plans to buy Boxer armoured fighting vehicles from Germany, the spokesman for the Lithuanian chief of defence confirmed to BNS on Thursday, adding that the proposal would be submitted to the State Defence Council. […]
Defence
Defence
NATO Force Integration Unit to be presented in Vilnius
The progress made in the establishment of a NATO headquarters, the NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Vilnius, its leadership, tasks and organization will be presented to national defence leadership, foreign defence attachés in Lithuania, and media at the headquarters of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Vilnius. […]
Defence
Defence
US general in Lithuania: You’ll see increasing exercises in Baltics
Visiting Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Raymond T. Odierno says military exercises in the Baltic states will be of “greater sizes” in the future. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president confers state decoration on US General Raymond T. Odierno
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented the Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Raymond T. Odierno. Later on, they discussed the security situation in the region, the presidential press service said. […]
Defence
Lithuania army suspends purchase of German weaponry amidst suspicions of defects
Lithuania is getting involved in an internationally-escalating scandal centred around G36 assault rifles produced by German company Heckler & Koch. […]
Defence
US Army Chief of Staff General Odierno visiting Lithuania
Chief of Staff of the US Army General Raymond Odierno is visiting Lithuania. […]
Defence
US soldiers will get to know Lithuania’s geographical characteristics
Soldiers of the 4t Infantry Division of the United States deployed in Lithuania for combined training will carry out training flights by U.S. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters early in the morning of July 5, Sunday, over the Lithuanian regions of Utena, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Kaunas and Alytus. […]