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Government approves State Mobilization Plan

Lithuania’s government formally approved the State Mobilization Plan this week, the Defence Ministry said. […]

Lithuania's Deputy Minister of National Defence Antanas Valys on Monday presented the National Defence System Medal of Merit to the outgoing French Defence Attaché Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Luc Lopez
Defence

Lithuanian-French defence cooperation in spotlight during defence attaché changeover ceremony in Vilnius

Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Antanas Valys on Monday presented the National Defence System Medal of Merit to the outgoing French Defence Attaché Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Luc Lopez for his personal contribution to the development of cooperation between the French and the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The officer was representing the interest of the French Armed Forces in Lithuania since August 2011, the Ministry of National Defence says. […]

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Defence

Lithuania’s new chief of defence lists threats to national security

Major General Jonas Vytauats Žukas is to be sworn in as Lithuania’s chief of defence on Thursday. In an interview to the weekly Veidas, Žukas says that the country must be prepared for sneaky tactics from its enemies and have better-trained, if smaller, armed forces. […]

Defence

Lithuania’s military infrastructure assessed by Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum’s team

On 12-20 July, a NATO Forward Integration Team (NFIT) from Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum (the Kingdom of the Netherlands) is visiting military units, ranges, and facilities in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence announces. […]