Minister of National Defense

Defmin hopes Rheinmetall munitions factory to open in Lithuania by 2026

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas hopes that German armament manufacturer Rheinmetall will open its munitions factory in Lithuania by...

President appoints Kasčiūnas as defence minister

President Gitanas Nausėda has appointed Laurynas Kasčiūnas , chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence (NSGK), as national...

Debunk EU: 70% of the information analysed about the NATO exercise was misleading

NATO's Defender Europe 2020 exercise, scheduled for May in Eastern Europe , was set to become the Alliance's largest exercise on the continent since the...

Attempt to publish fake news about US troops thwarted

An attempt to publish a fake report about the presence of US troops in Lithuania was thwarted by the country’s media on Wednesday.

Defense Ministry hopes to sign JLTV purchase contract in November

Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis said on Wednesday he hopes to sign the contract on the purchase of almost 200 American JLTV s...

Defense Minister: there's no threat to Belarus from West

American tanks arrive in Lithuania (1)

Defence Minister informs parliament body of possible deployment of troops to Syria