The Ministry of National Defence has announced that first soldiers from the German brigade assigned to Lithuania will arrive in Vilnius next week.
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On 25-31 March, the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled six times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the National Defence Ministry reports.
The Ministry of National Defence says it has no information on a health incident at last year’s NATO summit in Vilnius related to so-called Havana syndrome, which reportedly affected a US official.
More than twenty non-governmental organisations have asked President Gitanas Nausėda not to appoint MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas as minister of national defence. The politician’s values are in conflict with human rights, they say.
President Gitanas Nausėda will decide later this week on the candidacy of MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas for the defence minister’s post. Incumbent Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas announced his resignation last Friday.
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas, who has announced his resignation, no longer rules out the idea of a reshuffle and heading a parliamentary committee instead. However, he still disapproves of any backdoor deals.
The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania says there is no reason for concern over reports about Belarusian military movement in areas bordering Lithuania.
The Ministry of National Defence raised the flag of Sweden on Friday to congratulate the country on becoming the 32nd member of the NATO Alliance.
Some companies operating in Lithuania, clearly aware that they are helping Moscow to evade sanctions, are organising the export of equipment, technology and other products to Russia. Part of them engage in the schemes on their own initiative, the latest national threat assessment by intelligence age...
The Russian war in Ukraine is a threat to the Euro-Atlantic security, therefore additional allied capabilities reinforcing the eastern flank of NATO remain. NATO allies stand ready to defend every inch of NATO territory and their military presence on the ground in Lithuania deters potential adverse ...
The Ministry of National Defence suggests eliminating conscription exemptions for students so they could not postpone their military service. Yet there are the opposite initiatives in parliament. MP Artūras Žukauskas, chair of the Seimas Committee on Education and Science, believes that university s...
Lithuanians are increasingly more confident about the national armed forces and military career, the number of citizens pro the universal conscription is also going up, while the support to Lithuania’s NATO membership and Ukraine’s membership prospects is especially high, the Ministry of National De...
NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea in the period from 29 January to 4 February, the National Defence Ministry reports.
On 15-21 January, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled once to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, said the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania.
German newspaper Bild has reported that the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are preparing for a potential conflict with Russia on NATO’s eastern flank, in the Baltic States. Commenting about the Bild article, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania stated that, as intense fighting continues i...
Lithuania plans to spend EUR 30 million annually on developing its unmanned aerial vehicle systems, reveals Deputy Minister of National Defence Žilvinas Tomkus following a hearing of a parliamentary committee.
The Ministry of National Defence has drawn up the 2024 military conscription list, which will be published on 10 January.
On Monday, 18 December, Lithuanian and German defence ministers signed the action plan on the planned deployment of a German brigade in Lithuania.
On Friday, German-made Leopard 2 tanks, which were brought from Ukraine for repairs in Lithuania, were showcased at Gaižiūnai training area, near Jonava, central Lithuania. The Ministry of National Defence announced that the tanks would soon return to Ukraine, which is fighting against Russian invad...
The Ministry of National Defence held a High-level Seminar for the Eastern Partners and their engagement in the EU Common Security and Defence Policy in Vilnius on 29-30 November. It was attended by senior officials on behalf of Lithuania, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, the ministry reports.
