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Lithuanian army forming response forces
Response forces will be set up in Lithuania’s Armed Forces as of November 1, Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian defence minister expresses support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations
On Monday, Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas discussed regional security and Georgia‘s Euro-Atlantic aspirations at a meeting with Irakli Alasania, Minister of Defence of Georgia, in Tbilisi. […]
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Lithuanian Defence Ministry seeks broader mandate for army in case of undeclared war
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence seeks broader mandate for the army when the country is not officially at war, the daily Lietuvos Rytas reports. […]
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IT expert: Lithuania is in the trenches of cyber-war
Although the real gunshots are echoing from Ukraine, which is thousands of kilometres away from Lithuania, the echoes of warfare in our country’s cyberspace are heard loud and clear and, unfortunately, are likely to get even more so. So says Kaunas University of Technology Professor Algimantas Venčkauskas. […]
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US infantry with heavy combat equipment arrive in Lithuania
Around 70 US infantry troops with heavy combat equipment have arrived in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian soldiers see off third rotation of US colleagues
The third rotation of troops from the United States Army in Europe’s 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade were seen off at a formal ceremony held at Rukla garrison last Wednesday. After nearly two months of combined combat training, it will be replaced by the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Texas, U.S.A., that will continue the joint training with Lithuanian forces, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Society
Information war in Lithuania: Five-pointed stars and computer games
With a massive propaganda machine at its disposal, the Kremlin has already started an information war in Lithuania, claims an officer of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to join efforts against IS with humanitarian aid
Lithuania will join the coalition under creation against jihadists in Iraq and Syria by sending medication in response to calls from the United States, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s governing coalition backs 400m litas defence budget increase
National defence funding will be increased by 400 million litas (over EUR 115 million) next year, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Friday after the ruling coalition’s Friday discussion of the 2015 national budget. […]
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Lithuanian Defence Ministry discusses decisions of NATO Summit
On 23-24 September NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) General Adrian Bradshaw paid a visit to the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania. […]
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Lithuanian troops end helicopter pilot training mission in Afghanistan
A Lithuanian-led group who trained helicopter pilots and helicopter technical maintenance personnel of the Afghan National Army has finished their mission. […]
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Lithuanian Armed Forces must now do their homework, chief of defence says
Chief of Defence of Lithuania, Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas, expressed his delight with interesting and intense discussions on further NATO’s actions in response to the changed international security situation when summarizing the results of NATO Military Committee Conference 2014 in Vilnius, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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