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Lithuanian army unit commander attends conference of Danish Division commanders

February 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On February 2 through 3 Commander of the Mechanised Infantry Brigade (MIB) Iron Wolf Colonel Raimundas Vaikšnoras is taking part in a conference arranged by the staff of the Danish Army Division in Copenhagen. Col Vaikšnoras, commander of a Latvian brigade and commander of an Estonian brigade will address cooperation of their respective units in combat training area and the contribution of the Danish Division to the training of the Baltic states‘ brigades, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]

Lithuania 19th among NATO nations in terms of defence spending

February 3, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania has risen to the 19th position among 28 NATO member countries in terms of defence spending after increasing its defence budget. […]

Russian military aircraft approached Baltic states once last week

February 2, 2015 ELTA EN 0

From 26 January to 1 February, NATO fighter jets conducting the Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled once in response to foreign aircraft approaching Baltic states‘ borders. […]

Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian defence ministers

Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade plans move forward

February 2, 2015 BNS 0

This week, Lithuania’s government intends to discuss draft laws on the Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian agreement to set up a joint military brigade. […]

Defence minister: Lithuania keeping close eye on Russia exercises

February 1, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is keeping a close eye on the ongoing major military exercises in the Russian region of Kaliningrad but has no reason for concern, Lithuanian minister of national defence says. […]

NATO units set for Lithuania and five other eastern member states

January 30, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

NATO is deploying small units in six eastern European nations to help co-ordinate a spearhead force set up in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, AP reports. […]

Manual on what to do in case of war distributed to Lithuanian schools

January 28, 2015 BNS 0

A manual prepared by the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence on what to do in case of war and accidents is to be distributed to school libraries across the country. […]

NATO fighter-jets scrambled three times in Baltic states last week

January 26, 2015 BNS 0

NATO fighter-jets conducting the Baltic air policing mission were scrambled three times last week. […]

US military considers bringing tanks and other equipment to Baltic states

January 26, 2015 BNS 0

US Army Europe will soon dispatch a survey team to the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria to scout locations for tanks and other military hardware as part of the efforts to boost US military presence in the region, a high-ranking US general has said. […]

Lithuanian soldiers unharmed in attack in Afghan capital’s airport

January 26, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian servicemen escaped injuries during the suicide attack in the airport of Afghanistan‘s capital Kabul on Sunday. However, the blast shattered windows of their residential container, the Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]

Lithuania hands over command of NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE to Netherlands

January 24, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania officially ended over six-month long period of command of NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1). On January 22, Commander Giedrius Premeneckas (Lithuanian Navy) handed over command of SNMCMG1 to Commander Peter A.J. Bergen Henegouwen (Royal Netherlands Navy) at Den Helder naval base of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]

Lithuanian defence minister visits Ukrainian soldiers treated in Druskininkai

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defense Minister Juozas Olekas on Friday met with Ukrainian soldiers undergoing treatment in the southern resort of Druskininkai, the ministry said. […]

PM Butkevičius welcomes decision to set up NATO military staff in Lithuania

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

NATO decision to station an international military staff in Lithuania will contribute to security of both the country and the rest of the region, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]

Local government bans Avia Solutions Group from settling near NATO airport

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

Administration of Lithuania’s northern city of Šiauliai has banned Avia Solutions Group from repairing airplanes in the near-by Zokniai airport, which accommodates NATO fighter-jets performing the Baltic air policing mission. […]

NATO Military Committee agrees to set up military staffs in Lithuania and five other countries

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

NATO‘s Military Committee on Thursday gave a green light to the establishment of international military staffs in Lithuania and five other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and will submit the proposal to defence ministers, Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas confirmed to BNS. […]

Canada allocates EUR 715,000 to NATO centre in Vilnius

January 21, 2015 BNS 0

Canada on Tuesday allocated EUR 715,000 to the Vilnius-based NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday. […]

EU and NATO must agree on common strategy for hybrid warfare

January 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 21 January, in Riga, the Informal Meeting of European Union Defence Policy Directors agreed that the European Union and NATO had to cooperate in providing response to threats of hybrid warfare, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]

NATO defence chiefs to discuss additional security measures for Baltic states

January 21, 2015 BNS 0

Chiefs of defence of NATO member-states are opening a two-day meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss additional security measures for the Alliance’s Eastern members, including the Baltic states. […]

Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to contribute to Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigade

January 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 20 January, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Canadian Defence Minister Robert Nicholson at Canada‘s National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. Both ministers addressed a number of common security and defence issues, including joint efforts to support Ukraine. […]

NATO fighters intercepted one Russian aircraft by Baltic States’ borders last week

January 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On 16 January, NATO fighter jets conducting the Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled to identify and intercept an aircraft which was flying over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea without a pre-filed flight plan. […]