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Lithuanian Airforce transport Alenia C-27J Spartan

Lithuania’s accident-damaged military transport plane Spartan repaired

March 26, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Air Force’s transport aircraft Spartan that was damaged in an accident a year ago has been repaired but still needs to undergo maintenance checks. […]

Lithuanians to observe Zapad drills in Belarus, Russia’s Leningrad region (Updated)

August 16, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania has received an invitation from Moscow to observe Zapad (West), a large-scale military exercise to be held jointly by Russia and Belarus in September. […]

Military intelligence officer commits suicide in Vilnius

February 22, 2017 BNS EN 0

Captain of the Second Investigations Department under the Lithuanian Defence Ministry died in his office on Wednesday of what is believed to be suicide, the Defence Ministry said. […]

Bad news from the Bank of Lithuania: here’s what they are forecasting

September 27, 2023 0

Several months have passed since the Bank of Lithuania’s last forecasts. The latest one, presented by the steward of the financial markets, shows both promising and not-so-good developments. The Bank of Lithuania projections that this […]

John F Tefft, at the conference. Photo by Jonas Petronis

Former US Ambassador Tefft: the war situation has further alienated the Russian government from the population

September 22, 2023 0

Former Ambassador John F. Tefft, visiting from the United States for Leonid Donsky’s 6th conference “Will Russia Survive 2024?”, says that Russia’s fate is difficult to predict and depends on the outcome of the war. […]

Investment in military-use technologies: trap or opportunity?

September 22, 2023 0

Against the background of the war in Ukraine, the national defence industry is becoming more relevant, and the possibilities of producing both dual-use and military-use-only equipment or providing military-related services in Lithuania are being discussed. […]