Defence
NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence holds exercise
On 21-23 October, the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE) in Vilnius is hosting a table-top exercise on security of critical energy infrastructure. […]
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Defence
Lithuania to expand its armed forces
As the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, on Tuesday endorsed President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s amendments to the martial law, the country’s armed forces are to be expanded. […]
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Lithuanian soldier sustains head injury returning from training event
A Lithuanian soldier sustained a serious head injury on Thursday night when returning from a training event. […]
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Lithuanian army bomb squad finds 2,000 World War Two cannonballs
Bomb disposal troops from the Lithuanian army‘s Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion have discovered a record number of around 2,000 World War Two cannonballs in the western Klaipėda District over the last few days, the country’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]
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Lithuania receives IFV offers from 10 producers
Lithuania plans to purchase infantry fighting vehicles and has already received offers from ten producers. They will be evaluated by a special working group set up by the Ministry of National Defence. […]
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Lithuania joins Nordic Defence Cooperation
On Thursday, a meeting of Nordic-Baltic defence policy directors officially approved that the projects implemented in the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) format have been opened for the Baltic States. […]
Defence
We trust NATO but Lithuanians are alarmed and need guarantees, Linkevičius tells CNN
Lithuania trusts NATO but the country’s residents are alarmed by the situation in Ukraine and they need additional guarantees, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told CNN. […]
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Lithuania to replenish supplies for Javelin anti-tank missile system
The Ministry of National Defence is procuring additional Javelin advanced medium range anti-tank guided missile systems for the value of USD 20 million to strengthen national defence capabilities and increase the Lithuanian Armed Forces‘ stock of medium-range anti-tank weaponry. […]
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VSD advises which Lithuanians are most likely to be targeted by Russian intelligence agencies
On Wednesday, a high officer in the Polish military was detained on suspicions of spying for Russia. The Lithuanian State Security Department says it has spotted attempts by the Russian intelligence to recruit spies in this country, too. […]
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Georgia joining Vilnius-based NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence
NATO’s Energy Security Centre of Excellence operating in Lithuania will be celebrating the first enlargement – Georgia is joining the centre as a contributing partner nation, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Rapid response force will step up Lithuania’s defence
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday visited the rapid response forces, a structure in the Lithuanian military under formation, and said they would help the country to respond to non-conventional threats, including actions of troops without identification insignia or the instigation of ethnic minorities. […]
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US general visits American troops deployed in Lithuania
Lieutenant General Donald M. Campbell, Jr., commander of US Army Europe, has visited the American troops deployed in Rukla, Jonava District, central Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament green-lights expansion of army training areas
The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday adopted a resolution paving the way for the expansion of two military training areas. […]
Defence
We’re monitoring children returning from Russian military camps – head of state security
Schoolchildren who have returned from military camps in Russia are being monitored by security officers in Lithuania, Gediminas Grina, head of the State Security Department, said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian army forming response forces
Response forces will be set up in Lithuania’s Armed Forces as of November 1, Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Monday. […]
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Defence minister invites Azeri troops to take part in training in Lithuania
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas, currently in Azerbaijan, has invited Azeri troops to take part in training in Lithuania. […]
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Defence
US heavy combat equipment to be brought to Lithuania’s Gaižiūnai
American heavy combat equipment is scheduled to be brought by train to Gaižiūnai Training Range in Jonava District, central Lithuania, on Saturday. […]
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Lithuanian Defence Ministry seeks broader mandate for army in case of undeclared war
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence seeks broader mandate for the army when the country is not officially at war, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reports. […]
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