President Grybauskaitė presents letters of credence to Lithuania's new ambassador to NATO Vytautas Leškevičius
Defence

President Grybauskaitė calls for more US presence in Lithuania as she sends off new NATO ambassador

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the country should seek stronger US and NATO presence in Lithuania and closer NATO ties with Ukraine. […]

Ministry of National Defence
Defence

Lithuania’s Defence Ministry concludes cooperation agreement with Defence and Security Industries Association

The Ministry of National Defence signed an agreement with the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industries Association. Based on the agreement, institutions of the national defence system and enterprises of the defence and security industry will strive for tighter cooperation. […]

Typhoon
Defence

UK to send 1,000 troops and Typhoon jets to Baltic states

The UK is to send up to 1,000 troops to a high readiness force and deploy four RAF Typhoon jets for air policing in the Baltic states to boost NATO’s collective security, the Defence Secretary has announced. […]

Antano Gedrimo nuotr.
Defence

Czech Republic joins NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence in Vilnius

On 3 February, director of the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (NATO ENSEC COE) Colonel Gintautas Bagdonas and deputy director-general of the Office for Foreign Relations and Information of the Czech Republic Jan Padourek signed a voluntary national contribution arrangement which will serve as a basis for the Czech Republic to join the NATO ENSEC COE, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

Jonas Vytautas Žukas
Defence

Lithuania to step up artillery capacities, defence chief says

Lithuania’s Armed Forces should step up its artillery capacities by purchasing 155mm self-propelled howitzers, Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Tuesday. […]