Defence
Lithuanian army acquires Javelin anti-tank missiles for 20 mln USD
The Lithuanian Army has acquired U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missiles worth 20 million U.S. dollars, the country’s Defense Ministry announced on February 19. […]
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Defence
Lithuania, Poland to sign new deals on defense cooperation
New Lithuanian-Polish agreements on defense will be signed during Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė visit to Poland this week, Grybauskaitė’s chief foreign policy adviser Nerijus Aleksiejūnas said Tuesday. […]
Defence
Vytautas Bakas: ‘We need to be more receptive to the needs of servicemen’
The Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania held a meeting to hear the presentation on the most recent studies by the Military Academy of Lithuania into the attitudes of Lithuania’s population, young people and soldiers towards military service as well as into the motivation of professional military soldiers and conscripts called up to initial mandatory military service. […]
Defence
Germany pledges to invest 110 mln euros in Lithuanian military bases
German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen pledged continued support to Lithuania’s military with investments and troops during her visit to Lithuania on February 5. […]
Defence
Latvia’s private, nongovernmental sectors to be included in national defense system
The Latvian defense ministry proposes developing a comprehensive national defense system that would encompass not only the Baltic country’s defense sector and government institutions but also the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and individual residents, the ministry’s representatives informed Tuesday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian Army establishes new battalion for communications and information systems
The Lithuanian Army established on Tuesday its new Communications and Information Systems battalion amid developing new forms of security threats. […]
Defence
Lithuania mulls immediate ban of television programs threating national security
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK), the country’s broadcasting regulatory body, initiated law amendments aimed at immediate cancelling of TV programs if they pose threat to national security, local media reported Wednesday. […]
Defence
Lithuania to step up air defense with air missiles
Lithuania is to purchase additionally battle and training missiles to its Nasams air defense system from the Norway’s Defense Ministry to step up air defense, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian PM to meet NATO chief over additional support
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg next week to discuss possible deployment of additional allied capabilities in Lithuania, local media reported on Thursday. […]
Defence
Seimas panel head to propose to raise intelligence body funding by EUR 4 mln – media
Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense, will propose to increase next year’s budget allocations for the Lithuanian State Security Department, or VSD, by 4.2 million euros, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Friday. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian troops to be decorated after Mali deployment
Lithuanian soldiers of the 1st Territorial Unit, Dainava Military District, National Defense Volunteer Force will be decorated in the southern city of Alytus on Wednesday for their participation in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). […]
Defence
Seimas allows Lithuania to send more troops to international operations
Lithuania will be able send more troops and civilians to international operations in the next two years. […]
Defence
Defence
Lithuania will consider sending more troops, civilians to Afghanistan, defmin says
Lithuania will consider sending more troops to Afghanistan and also appoint a civilian representative, says Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis, currently on a visit to Afghanistan. […]
Defence
At least 11 MPs hit by massive spam attack
At least 11 Lithuanian lawmakers received 50,0000 spam emails in a massive spam attack on Thursday, the National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC) said on Friday. […]
Defence
Group of Lithuanian lawmakers comes under spam attack
A group of Lithuanian lawmakers came under a spam attack on the night to Thursday, the parliament’s IT specialists say. […]
Defence
Lithuanian government to send revised martial law bill to parliament
The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to submit a package of legislative amendments aimed at clarifying the legal regulation of martial law to the parliament for approval. […]
Defence
Lithuanian government okays evacuation plan in case of accident at Belarus’ N-plant
The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday a plan for the evacuation of people in the event of an accident at the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant under construction in neighboring Belarus some 50 kilometers from Vilnius. […]