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Soldier died during military training event in Lithuania
A dead soldier has been found during a training event in Pabradė, eastern Lithuania, on Tuesday, the country’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian PM hopes volunteers will suffice to fill up this year’s military draft
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that that if there are enough volunteers during this autumn’s drafting, no other citizens would be called to serve in the conscript army. […]
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Five American Abrams tanks to be deployed in Lithuania
Five American Abrams tanks and several dozen other vehicles will be deployed in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed on Monday. […]
Defence
Polish and Estonian defence chiefs hail Lithuania’s move to reintroduce conscription
Polish and Estonian chiefs of defence on Thursday welcomed the Lithuanian plans of reintroducing conscription, emphasizing that the move would allow reinforcing the Armed Forces amid the Russian threat. […]
Defence
NATO jets take off to accompany Russian plane over Lithuania
The Italian Typhoon fighter jets, stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, were scrambled on Thursday to accompany a Russian plane. […]
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Polish army general staff chief on formal visit in Lithuania
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces General Mieczyslaw Gocul arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday on a formal visit to discuss points of defence cooperation and security situation in the region. […]
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Conscripts will not be sent to foreign missions, Lithuanian defence chief assures
The Lithuanian army assured on Wednesday that conscripts would not be sent to international missions abroad, refuting rumours spread by the Russian media, which, the Lithuanian chief of defence says, are aimed at discrediting the idea of restoring military conscription. […]
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Lithuanian president: Baltics face real threat
The Baltic states are facing a real threat and must be prepared to independently withstand for at least three days in case of a military conflict until NATO allies arrive, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, when asked by foreign journalists about the planned restoration of conscription in Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian government backs restoration of conscription
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday backed a bill drafted by the Ministry of National Defence on the restoration of conscription. It will now go to parliament for further consideration. […]
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Lithuania to attend crisis management exercise in NATO countries
Lithuania will participate in a regular NATO crisis management exercise CMX15 on Wednesday through March 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Two WWII aviation bombs neutralized in western Lithuania
The Lithuanian army‘s mine neutralization unit have neutralized two World War II-era German aviation bombs SC-250 in Pagėgiai, western Lithuania. […]
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Defence Ministry submits draft law on conscription to Lithuanian government
The Ministry of National Defence submitted to the Government amendments to the law on the principles of structure of the Armed Forces in 2015. It includes a plan to draft 3,000-3,500 men to compulsory military service. […]
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Lithuania may stop acquisition of Russian border surveillance equipment
The installation of surveillance equipment with Russian-produced seismic sensors has not been started yet. And its acquisition might be halted following the evaluation of risks, Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis says. […]
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NATO air policing jets scrambled twice last week
On 23 February – 1 March 2015, NATO fighter jets patrolling the Baltic airspace were scrambled to identify and escort aircraft flying near the Baltic states’ borderline in the NATO Baltic Air Policing Reaction Zone twice, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Lithuania’s arms control inspectors to conduct verification at military units of Azerbaijan
On 2-5 March, arms control inspectors of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will take part in an inspection of a specified area in Azerbaijan as part of a Spanish-led inspection team, the press service of the Armed Forces said. […]
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Lithuanian parliament speaker on conscription of women: Woman’s duty is bearing children
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius both say they would not support the idea of making military service mandatory for women as well as men. […]
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US and Lithuanian troops hold combined training near Vilnius
Roughly 250 soldiers from the company of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Division, US Army, and the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion are training at Exercise Joint Punch at the Gaižiūnų Training Area (Pabradė) this week. […]