Oro pajėgų transporto lėktuvas C-130 „Hercules“
Defence

NATO jets took off from Lithuania twice last week to accompany Russian planes

Fighter jets conducting the NATO Baltic air policing mission were scrambled twice last week to intercept a Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea between mainland Russia and its region of Kaliningrad, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]

Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuanian defence minister to look into missing plane search operation

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas will visit the Navy‘s headquarters in the port city of Klaipėda on Wednesday to inspect the initial results and course of the efforts to locate the missing An-2 airplane and its two pilots, the ministry said. […]

Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
Defence

Baltics should have laid groundwork before asking for NATO troops, expert says

The Baltic states should have verified positions of Allies before submitting the request to NATO to deploy a military brigade in their territories, says Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, the director of Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science. […]

Vytautas Leškevičius
Defence

Lithuania should see threats from South, not just East, ambassador to NATO says

The Lithuanian society clearly understands the treats coming from the East, however, the situation in Southern Europe require just as much attention, as wars are also possible there, says Lithuania’s Ambassador to NATO Vytautas Leškevičius. […]