The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has received two new governmental proposals to purchase infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) from the United States and Poland. As a result, the Ministry decided to carry out additional analysis and referred to companies which had submitted information earlier asking to specify certain data. […]
Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says that the UK‘s decision to send army units to the Baltic states and Poland is a reaction to Russia‘s actions in the region, therefore Moscow’s statements about reciprocal steps are misleading. […]
Lithuania’s defence budget should expand by more than a third in 2016, according to the budget draft published on Monday. […]
All procedures of buying about 100 armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) are conducted in line with the law and in transparent manner, says Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee. […]
A Russian army base in Belarus would worsen Belarus’ relations with Lithuania and would undermine Belarus’ goal to normalize its ties with NATO and the European Union, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says. […]
“We support and will continue rendering political and practical support to Georgia‘s aspiration to become a member of NATO, we will spare no effort to ensure that Georgia gets prepared for NATO membership. We will continue providing bilateral assistance in the area of military training and will share our experience of integration and reform,” Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas underscored at a meeting with Minister of Defence of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli on a visit in Lithuania on 14 September, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has denied statements made by director of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association, Lieutenant General Valdas Tutkus, who has said that the decision on specific infantry fighting vehicles had been made a year ago. […]
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says that the country is choosing infantry fighting vehicles from more than two options. […]
“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. […]
Preparations to receive conscripts is going smoothly and the biggest challenges is now faced by instructors, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said on Tuesday after evaluating preparations to receive conscripts in Klaipėda. […]
Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has appointed Brigadier General Algis Vaičeliūnas as the ministry’s inspector general, the ministry said on Tuesday. […]
NATO‘s decision to downsize the air policing mission by half will not affect the security of the three Baltic states, says Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas. […]
Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian defence ministers will Friday in Lviv sign an agreement on establishment of a joint military brigade. […]
It is crucial for the Baltic states to develop a joint mid-range air-defence system, counter hybrid threats and strengthen regional cooperation, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Wednesday after meeting with his new Latvian counterpart, Raimonds Bergmanis, in Vilnius. […]
Volunteers should be enough for carrying out mandatory military service, Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says, adding that no additional men might be conscripted. […]
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence will propose raising pay for professional troops. […]
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