Defence
Lithuania to call off civilian mission from Afghanistan in March 2015
Lithuania intends to call off its mission performing development cooperation work in Afghanistan as of March 2015. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian army official compares Russia to terrorist organization
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has recently called Russia a terrorist state. She is not alone in saying so. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army paramedic charged with spying
A Lithuanian national, who served as a paramedic in the country’s Armed Forces, has been charged with spying against the state. The criminal case was handed to court on Wednesday, the Prosecutor General‘s Office said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army aims to enrol 1,000 privates annually
Lithuania’s Armed Forces should enrol about 1,000 new privates every year, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said at a discussion in parliament on Friday. […]
Defence
What would Lithuanian army need in case of military aggression?
Lithuanian army commander General Jonas Vytautas Žukas is convinced that as the country’s government is set to update the state’s armed defence concept, they must envision not just more weapons, but also more soldier training. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament holding debate on defence funding
The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee is holding a discussion on implementation of the agreement signed by political parties to increase defence spending. […]
Defence
Defence
Lithuania to expand its military reserves
Conservative members of the Lithuanian parliament have suggested increasing the number of soldiers participating in basic military training. […]
Defence
Training range in south Lithuania fitted out for city battle exercises
Training grounds in Kazlų Rūda, southern Lithuania, have been upgraded with a special site, which will accommodate city battle exercises of troops of various army units. […]
Defence
Lithuania starts forming rapid response force
On 1 November the formation of the Lithuanian military rapid response force began. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army supplies US partners with NATO-quality fuel
The heavy combat equipment used by the US 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, currently deployed in Lithuania, is supplied with the JP-8 fuel produced at the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force and complying with NATO standards. […]
Defence
Largest NATO military exercise begins in Lithuania
Soldiers from nine NATO nations and military equipment are being brought to Lithuania, where two military training grounds will host this year’s biggest military exercise event, Iron Sword 2014. The exercise, starting this weekend and organized by the Lithuanian army, will involve some 2,500 soldiers. […]
Defence
German military equipment to be brought to Lithuania
German military equipment will be brought to a training event in Lithuania on Friday, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army holds instructor training for Ukrainian troops
Lithuanian army school of Division General Stasys Rastikis on Monday started a five-week international instructor training for Ukrainian troops, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
Lithuania to expand its armed forces
As the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, on Tuesday endorsed President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s amendments to the martial law, the country’s armed forces are to be expanded. […]
Defence
Lithuanian soldier sustains head injury returning from training event
A Lithuanian soldier sustained a serious head injury on Thursday night when returning from a training event. […]
Defence
Lithuanian army bomb squad finds 2,000 World War Two cannonballs
Bomb disposal troops from the Lithuanian army‘s Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion have discovered a record number of around 2,000 World War Two cannonballs in the western Klaipėda District over the last few days, the country’s Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. […]
Defence
Lithuania receives IFV offers from 10 producers
Lithuania plans to purchase infantry fighting vehicles and has already received offers from ten producers. They will be evaluated by a special working group set up by the Ministry of National Defence. […]
Society
Lithuanian army representatives instruct Russian-language schools how to resist propaganda
After reports of students from Lithuanian schools going to paramilitary camps in Russia, Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis and officers of the army’s Strategic Communication Department on Thursday met with principals of Russian-language schools. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Rapid response force will step up Lithuania’s defence
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday visited the rapid response forces, a structure in the Lithuanian military under formation, and said they would help the country to respond to non-conventional threats, including actions of troops without identification insignia or the instigation of ethnic minorities. […]