Ministry of National Defence Archives - Page 21 of 21

Government approves State Mobilization Plan

August 1, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s government formally approved the State Mobilization Plan this week, the Defence Ministry said. […]

Lithuania allocates additional 13 million to national defence

July 30, 2014 ELTA EN 0

On Wednesday, the Lithuanian Government approved of allocating additional LTL 45 million (EUR 13 million) from the Privatisation Fund to national defence. This sum is a part of an agreement to allocate LTL 130 million (EUR 38 million) to national defence this year. […]

Finland’s new defense attaché takes office in Lithuania

July 30, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday held a solemn ceremony of changeover of Finnish defense attachés. […]

Lithuania's Deputy Minister of National Defence Antanas Valys on Monday presented the National Defence System Medal of Merit to the outgoing French Defence Attaché Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Luc Lopez

Lithuanian-French defence cooperation in spotlight during defence attaché changeover ceremony in Vilnius

July 29, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Antanas Valys on Monday presented the National Defence System Medal of Merit to the outgoing French Defence Attaché Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Luc Lopez for his personal contribution to the development of cooperation between the French and the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The officer was representing the interest of the French Armed Forces in Lithuania since August 2011, the Ministry of National Defence says. […]

Lithuanian army to purchase infantry combat vehicles

July 21, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Armed Forces will purchase infantry combat vehicles in the framework of modernization of its Land Forces, the Defense Ministry has announced on Monday. […]

Lithuanian rotation actively preparing for standby for EU Battlegroup next year

July 19, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Fifty members of the Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion are continuing training for a standby for the European Union Nordic Battlegroup (EU BG) in the first semester of 2015 which is going to be formed by Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

Lithuania’s military infrastructure assessed by Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum’s team

July 16, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

On 12-20 July, a NATO Forward Integration Team (NFIT) from Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum (the Kingdom of the Netherlands) is visiting military units, ranges, and facilities in Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence announces. […]

Lithuanian defence minister to attend Bastille Day ceremony in Paris

July 14, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas is invited to attend events in Paris on Monday to mark the French national holiday, the Bastille Day, according to the ministry’s press release. […]

Would 2 percent GDP protect Lithuania from Russian aggression?

July 11, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Some experts call the current tensions between Russia and the West the new Cold War. Meanwhile, NATO countries, especially the ones that are on the outskirts of the Alliance, are concerned about the lack of funding for defence. Would two per cent of the GDP, in the face of Russian aggression, be enough to repel the fully armed eastern neighbour, should the need arise? […]