Between February 17-21 Gaižiūnai training area as well as towns of Rukla and Jonava hosted field tactical exercise called “Interaction 2015” which was organized by Motorised Infantry Brigade (MIB) "Iron Wolf".
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Between February 17-21 Gaižiūnai training area as well as towns of Rukla and Jonava hosted field tactical exercise called “Interaction 2015” which was organized by Motorised Infantry Brigade (MIB) "Iron Wolf".
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A top NATO general will come to Vilnius on Tuesday and is scheduled to meet with the Lithuanian army leadership to discuss the security situation in the region and the deployment of NATO capabilities in the country.
Lithuania and Germany are negotiating a deal on the purchase of artillery systems, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence said on Monday, adding that he was due to discuss the issue with his German counterpart next week.
New Belgian-manufactured FN SCAR-H PR precision rifles were brought to Lithuania on Monday, the country's Ministry of National Defence said.
On 29-30 January, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas is attending the annual Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Defence meeting in Kongsvinger, Norway, Lithuania's Armed Forces said.
Lithuania and Ukraine signed a bilateral cooperation plan for 2015 in Kiev on Wednesday. The document was signed by Lithuanian Vice Minister of National Defence Marijus Velička and Lieutenant General Leonid Holopatiuk, deputy defecse minister of Ukraine, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said...
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NATO will hold more military exercises in Lithuania in response to Russian actions, Lithuania's Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Wednesday.
One of the largest military exercises in Lithuania, the Iron Sword, was launched in November in Lithuania. Over 2,500 troops from nine countries gathered to take part in the exercises to prepare to respond to military threats.
On 10 November, United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Katherine Hammack, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army in Europe Major General Walter E. Piatt and a delegation visited Exercise Iron Sword 2014 at the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Are...
On 4 November active phase of the multinational military exercise Iron Sword 2014 began at the Gaižiūnų Training Range and the General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Range. The Training Audience from 9 NATO member states began training offensive and defensive operations in two major training areas of...
On 1 November the formation of the Lithuanian military rapid response force began.
