Ministry of National Defence Archives - Page 8 of 21

WWII-era explosives found in lake near Vilnius

August 13, 2015 BNS 0

Mine neutralization units of the Lithuanian Army are carrying out an operation in a swimming area in Totoriškių Lake near Trakai some 30km west of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. […]

Lithuanian Defence Ministry appoints new inspector general

August 11, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has appointed Brigadier General Algis Vaičeliūnas as the ministry’s inspector general, the ministry said on Tuesday. […]

Lietuvos karinių oro pajėgų bazė Šiauliuose

Radioactive ice detectors missing at Lithuanian Air Base

August 11, 2015 BNS 0

Six ice detectors used in aircraft are missing at the Lithuanian Air Force‘s Air Base in the northern city of Šiauliai. They are a source of radiation, the Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday. […]

Downsize of NATO’s Baltic mission will not compromise security, Lithuanian minister says

August 5, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

NATO jets perform five scrambles to intercept Russian planes

August 4, 2015 BNS 0

NATO fighter jets, stationed in the Lithuanian northern city of Šiauliai as part of the Baltic air policing mission, performed five scrambles last week to intercept Russian military planes over the Baltic Sea. […]

Lithuanian and American soldiers start training in Pabradė

August 3, 2015 BNS 0

A joint combat training event, scheduled to last for almost two weeks, is starting in the Lithuanian town of Pabradė on Monday and will involve more than 100 troops from Lithuania’s Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion and around 80 American soldiers. […]

Increased activity of Russian warplanes reported above Baltic Sea near Lithuania

July 27, 2015 BNS 0

NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were scrambled seven times last week over Russian aircrafts. […]

Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas

Defence ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine sign brigade pact

July 24, 2015 BNS 0

The defence ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint brigade in Lvov on Friday. […]

Russian military inspectors wrap up survey of Lithuanian units

July 24, 2015 BNS 0

Russian military inspectors visited Lithuania’s Gaižiūnai and Kazlų Rūda training areas on Thursday, finishing their two-day inspection of Lithuania’s compliance to the agreements on munitions. […]

Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey (R), Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak (C) and Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas shake hands after signing an agreement on the creation of a joint military brigade on Sept. 19 in Warsaw.

Lithuanian, Polish, Ukrainian defence ministers to sign pact on joint brigade

July 24, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian defence ministers will Friday in Lviv sign an agreement on establishment of a joint military brigade. […]

Baltic states must develop joint air defence system, Lithuanian defence minister says

July 23, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

30 Lithuanian troops taking part in international training in Ukraine

July 20, 2015 BNS 0

Around 30 Lithuanian troops are taking part in the international military exercise Rapid Trident 2015, started in Western Ukraine on Monday. […]

NATO jets alerted once last week by Russian plane

July 20, 2015 BNS 0

NATO fighter-jets serving in the air policing mission were scrambled once from Lithuania last week to identify a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea. […]

Last German soldiers depart from Lithuania

July 18, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 16 June, last members of the 92nd Jaeger Battalion of the Bundeswehr deployed in Lithuania for combined training left for home. As part of the agreed NATO measures of deterrence over 200 German soldiers were conducting combined training and exercises for three months with soldiers from Lithuania and other NATO allies, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]