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Defence

2nd motorized brigade to be headquartered in Klaipėda

The headquarters of a new motorized infantry brigade will be situated in the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda in 2016, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says. It will be a second brigade in the Lithuanian army. […]

Jonas Vytautas Žukas
Defence

Lithuanian army to train acting without NATO allies

The Lithuanian army will hold exercises to improve interoperability of Lithuanian institutions without the assistance of NATO allies, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Tuesday, presenting the upcoming national Exercise Lighting Strike 2015. […]

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Defence

MEP suggests writing into Constitution how much Lithuania must spend on defence

Member of the European Parliament Petras Auštrevičius has raised the idea of including Lithuania’s commitment to spend 2 percent of GDP on defence into the Constitution. […]

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Defence

4 in 5 conscripts will serve in Land Forces, Lithuanian army says

Four in five conscripts to be recruited this year will serve in the Land Forces of the Lithuanian Army, the army said on Tuesday. […]