Defence
Lithuanian defence minister to be able to extend service time for professional soldiers
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday adopted amendments on the extension of the service time for professional troops. […]
Defence
Defence
Hackers post “annexation of Kaliningrad” plans on Lithuanian army’s website
False information was on Wednesday published on the website of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. An investigation has been launched into suspected hacking, the Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday. […]
Defence
Defence
Workshop for civilian and military experts from NATO Transport Group kicks off in Palanga
A three-day workshop for civilian and military experts from NATO’s Transport Group kicked off in Palanga on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Defence
Defence
Phase II of Exercise Saber Strike 2015 kicks off in Lithuania
On 8 June, Field Training Exercise (FTX), Phase II of Exercise Saber Strike 2015, was formally declared open at the Lithuanian Armed Forces‘ General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Pabrade and the parade ground of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s army needs additional 220 civilian positions
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence will ask the government allow setting up additional 220 posts for public servants and employees. Additional workforce is required to handle reinstated conscription, growing number of exercises and plans to establish NATO headquarters. […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled from Lithuania and Estonia to accompany Russian planes
NATO fighter jets, stationed in Lithuania and Estonia as part of the Alliance’s Baltic air policing missions, were on Monday scrambled to identify three Russian military planes flying over the Baltic Sea, with two of them flying with their transponders switched off. […]
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NATO jets scrambled from Lithuania 3 times last week over Russian airplanes
NATO’s air policing fighter-jets guarding the Baltic air-space were last week scrambled three times from Lithuania to intercept aircraft of the Russian approaching borders the Baltic states. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s special forces end mission in Afghanistan
Lithuanian Special Operations Squadron Aitvaras is finishing its mission in Afghanistan after 13 years. However, a dozen of Lithuanian troops are set to stay in the country for at least the end of this year. […]
Defence
Lithuanian delegation visiting troops in Afghanistan
A Lithuanian delegation led by the country’s National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas is on a visit to Afghanistan where Lithuanian troops are serving in the NATO-led Resolute Support mission. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian defence minister discusses cooperation with UK ambassador
On 4 June Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas discussed NATO reassurance measures in the Baltic region, bilateral defence cooperation and other issues of security and defence at a meeting with Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Lithuania David Hunt, said the Ministry of National Defence. […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled from Šiauliai twice Tuesday over Russian airplanes
NATO air policing fighter-jets were scrambled twice from the Lithuanian Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Tuesday to accompany Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
Defence
Lithuania can learn from Israel’s experience in cyber security, interior minister says
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who is currently on a visit in Israel, says that Lithuania could learn from the country’s experience in ensuring cyber security, as well as protection of infrastructure, embassies and important persons. […]
Defence
1 of 3 new rescue helicopters arrive in Lithuania Air Force base
The new helicopter Eurocopter AS365N3+ Dauphin of the Lithuanian Air Force landed at the Šiauliai airbase on Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled 5 times over Russian planes
NATO fighter jets protecting the Baltic airspace were scrambled five times last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation, flying near the Baltic states’ borders, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian officer begins service in new naval EU operation in Rome
Lithuania is joining the European Union-led Operation Naval Force in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) by posting an officer to the headquarters of the operation in Rome, Italy. The Lithuanian officer began serving in the position of officer on duty at the Combined Operations Centre on 28 May, said the Ministry of National Defence. […]
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NATO starts one of biggest exercises Saber Strike 2015 in Baltic states
An international exercise Saber Strike 2015 will start concurrently in the three Baltic states and Poland on Monday to train roughly 6,000 troops from 13 NATO Allies and partner nations, concentrating the largest Allied capabilities on the soil of Lithuania since accession to NATO. […]