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Lithuania picks German Boxer IFVs for EUR 400m armament upgrade
Lithuania will open talks with German manufacturers over to purchase Boxer infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) for the country’s military, the State Defence Council (VGT) decided on Friday. […]
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Five military exercises planned in Lithuania in November
Five national and international military exercises are planned in Lithuania in November. Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas, the Chief of Defence of Lithuania, says that these exercises, which involve thousands of soldiers and considerable military equipment, do not only show Lithuania‘s preparedness to defend itself, but also NATO‘s attention to collective defence in Eastern Europe. […]
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Lithuanian defence minster: NATO headquarters one more step strengthening security of whole Alliance
“The Establishment of a NATO headquarters in Lithuania and six other Allies testifies that NATO is taking all necessary steps to provide security to its member states and to be prepared to implement the tasks necessary to deter anyone attempting on the security and territorial integrity of any of the Allies,” the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said at the inauguration of the NATO Force Integration Unit in Vilnius on 3 September. […]
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NATO commander pledges training in Eastern Europe “without major intervals”
Lithuania says to have received the NATO supreme commander’s pledge to seek that training in Eastern Europe takes place “without major intervals”. However, no specific decisions on the so-called Baltic brigade have been made yet. […]
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Portugal’s defence chief arriving in Lithuania
Chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces General Artur Neves Pina Monteiro is arriving in Lithuania on Monday for an official visit at the invitation of Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas. […]
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Lithuanian defence chief pledges to strengthen rapid response forces
Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas visited the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces on Thursday and pledged to strengthen the country’s rapid response forces. […]
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Lithuania’s chief of defence promoted to lieutenant general
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė conferred the rank of Lieutenant General on Chief of Defence Jonas Vytautas Žukas at the President’s Office on Monday morning. […]
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2nd motorized brigade to be headquartered in Klaipėda
The headquarters of a new motorized infantry brigade will be situated in the Lithuanian western port of Klaipėda in 2016, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says. It will be a second brigade in the Lithuanian army. […]
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Lithuanian army to train acting without NATO allies
The Lithuanian army will hold exercises to improve interoperability of Lithuanian institutions without the assistance of NATO allies, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Tuesday, presenting the upcoming national Exercise Lighting Strike 2015. […]
Lithuanian defence minister: NATO and Ukraine need more cooperation in security and defence
When attending the NATO Week opening event at the National University of Defence of Ukraine Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas underlined that the Russian war in Ukraine had become an alarm signal for the whole of Europe and NATO, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
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Portuguese scouts in Lithuania for combined training
On 31 March, soldiers of the Portuguese Armed Forces arrived in Lithuania for combined training as part of NATO reassurance measures in the Baltic region, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
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Lithuanian parliament to start hearing conscription bill
A bill on the restoration of military conscription will be brought before the Seimas of Lithuania, parliament, on Thursday. Both the ruling and the opposition political groups have pledged their support. […]
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Soldier died during military training event in Lithuania
A dead soldier has been found during a training event in Pabradė, eastern Lithuania, on Tuesday, the country’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Polish army general staff chief on formal visit in Lithuania
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces General Mieczyslaw Gocul arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday on a formal visit to discuss points of defence cooperation and security situation in the region. […]
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Conscripts will not be sent to foreign missions, Lithuanian defence chief assures
The Lithuanian army assured on Wednesday that conscripts would not be sent to international missions abroad, refuting rumours spread by the Russian media, which, the Lithuanian chief of defence says, are aimed at discrediting the idea of restoring military conscription. […]
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Lithuanian army chief: We will buy from Lithuanian producers if they offer good price-quality ratio
The Lithuanian army would be willing to buy from local producers but needs a good price-quality ratio that would match the market ratio, Chief of Defence of Lithuanian Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says. […]
Lithuania’s defence chief meeting with Baltic and Nordic counterparts
On 29-30 January, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas is attending the annual Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Defence meeting in Kongsvinger, Norway, Lithuania’s Armed Forces said. […]