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NATO jets scrambled from Lithuania over 2 Russian transport planes

NATO fighter-jets on an air policing mission were scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Monday to accompany two Russian military transport airplanes. […]

Romualdas Lipskis
Defence

Spying suspect tells court Belarusian agent was interested in US planes landing in Vilnius

Lithuanian citizen Romuald Lipskij, a former employee of state company Oro Navigacija (Air Navigation), accused of spying for Belarus, says Sergey Kurulenko, an agent of the Chief Intelligence Board of the Belarusian Armed Forces’ General Staff, wanted to know the numbers of US planes landing in Vilnius Airport. […]

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Lithuanian Defence Ministry proposes raising number of professional troops next year

Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has proposed increasing the marginal numbers of troops of professional military service by 1,300 soldiers next year, with the minimum number of troops to be raised by about 500. […]

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Defence

New contingent taking over NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuania

Air contingents conducting the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission will change over at a rotation ceremony at Šiauliai Airbase in Lithuania on Thursday. […]