Ministry of National Defence

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France and Germany to take over Baltic air-policing mission

French and German aviators will take over the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states in September.To read this article,…

8 years ago
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Lithuania to sign Boxer purchase contract next week

The contract on the purchase of German infantry fighting vehicles Boxer for Lithuanian Armed Forces will be signed on August…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Over 100 Ukrainian soldiers treated in Lithuania

More than 100 injured soldiers from Ukraine have gone through rehabilitation in Lithuania since the start of separatist clashes two…

8 years ago
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Loyalties and opinions of Lithuania’s ethnic minorities

Russia would defend the rights of its nationals and Russian speakers everywhere, including abroad. Such are the menacing notions emanating…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania accuses Belarus of violating its airspace

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that an aircraft from Belarus has violated Lithuanian airspace in the district of…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Spying suspect stripped of Lithuanian citizenship after concealing Russian nationality

Sergey Moiseyenko, a 66-year-old espionage suspect on trial in Lithuania, concealed his Russian citizenship from Lithuanian institutions.To read this article,…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Japanese ships on historic first visit at Lithuanian port

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Training Squadron is arriving in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda on Monday on the first…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian conscripts feel cheated after finishing military service

When Lithuania reintroduced military conscription last year, politicians were throwing around promises of various benefits to sweeten the deal for…

8 years ago
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Lithuania to send military instructors to Iraq in 2017

Lithuania is planning to contribute the first group of six military instructors to the US-led international operation Inherent Resolve in…

8 years ago
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Lithuania’s defence spending next year to reach 1.79% of GDP

Lithuania is to spend 1.79% of its GDP on defence next year, according to the draft budget for 2017.To read…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian warship takes turn at NATO Response Force

Lithuanian warship M53 Skalvis began a shift in the NATO Response Force last week.To read this article, try a €5.99…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania joins coalition against ISIS

Lithuania will for the first time participate in a meeting of ministers from countries that are part of the US-led…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Col. Baltrėnas takes over as Lithuania’s military intelligence chief

Colonel Remigijus Baltrėnas has become Lithuania's new military intelligence chief, replacing Colonel Alvydas Šiuparis who is leaving for the United…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania to appoint defence advisers to embassies in US and Ukraine

Lithuania will appoint defence advisers at its embassies in the United States and Ukraine, in line with a decision adopted…

9 years ago
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Head of US forces in Europe attends security conference in Vilnius

The commander of the United States Forces Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, will attend a conference on NATO’s strength, defence…

9 years ago
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‘I found a NATO combat vehicle in my garden’ – Ukmergė residents

A NATO military exercise kept farmers in Ukmergė District awake all night and left them dumbfounded when they found soldiers…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian army reclaims airfield slated for conversion into Formula 2 race track

Lithuania's Armed Forces decided to reclaim ownership of an airfield in Kazlų Rūda which was intended to be converted into…

9 years ago
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Lithuanian conscript dies during military service

A man performing the initial mandatory military service passed away in a Kaunas hospital on Monday morning. [...]

9 years ago
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Lithuania set to raise 2017 defence budget by further €150m

Lithuania is set to be raised by €150 million in 2017 according to a draft of 2017-2019 state budgets developed…

9 years ago
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NATO general to discuss Baltic defence plans in Vilnius

Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance's defence plans for…

9 years ago