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Russian plane alerts NATO jets in Lithuania

July 21, 2015 BNS 0

NATO fighter jets stationed in the Lithuanian northern city of Šiauliai as part of the Baltic air policing mission were on Tuesday scrambled to identify a Russian reconnaissance plane Il-20 flying in the international space. […]

30 Lithuanian troops taking part in international training in Ukraine

July 20, 2015 BNS 0

Around 30 Lithuanian troops are taking part in the international military exercise Rapid Trident 2015, started in Western Ukraine on Monday. […]

NATO jets alerted once last week by Russian plane

July 20, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuanian troops leaving for Somalia anti-piracy operation

July 20, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Last German soldiers depart from Lithuania

July 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]

USS Jason Dunham arrives in Lithuania

July 17, 2015 BNS 0

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) has arrived in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda for a scheduled port visit. […]

Volunteers should be enough for mandatory service, Lithuanian defence minister says

July 15, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuanian defence ministry to propose pay raise for professional troops

July 15, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence will propose raising pay for professional troops. […]

New commander hopes to attract 3,000 to serve in Lithuania’s volunteer force

July 13, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuania-based NATO jets alerted once by Russian plane last week

July 13, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and State Border Guard Service to step up cooperation

July 12, 2015 ELTA EN 0

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. […]

Lithuanian defence minister says there are other alternatives to German G36 rifles

July 10, 2015 ELTA EN 0

If it transpires that German rifles Heckler & Koch G36 are unreliable, other alternatives will be sought, says Lithuania’s National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas. […]

Lithuanian online media suspect preparations for major cyber attack

July 10, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Lithuania’s major online news outlets had their operations disturbed late Thursday night. Experts suspect preparations for a major cyber attack against Lithuania. […]

German GTK Boxer prototype. Photo Wikimedia

Lithuanian army plans to buy German Boxers

July 9, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

NATO high readiness elements might come to Lithuania next year

July 9, 2015 BNS 0

Allied high readiness elements might come to Lithuania next year for training and certification of a NATO headquarters being established in Lithuania, its Deputy Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mindaugas Petkevičius says. […]

NATO Force Integration Unit to be presented in Vilnius

July 9, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Lithuania sends army instructors to train Ukrainian troops

July 8, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian has sent four army instructors to Ukraine where they will train Ukrainian troops in cooperation with American soldiers. […]

US general in Lithuania: You’ll see increasing exercises in Baltics

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

General Raymond T. Odierno receives decorations from Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. Photo R.Dačkus

Lithuanian president confers state decoration on US General Raymond T. Odierno

July 7, 2015 ELTA EN 0

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. […]

Lithuania army suspends purchase of German weaponry amidst suspicions of defects

July 7, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is getting involved in an internationally-escalating scandal centred around G36 assault rifles produced by German company Heckler & Koch. […]