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About three-quarters of Lithuania's defense appropriations remain in the country through acquisitions, taxes or personnel costs and the rest goes to foreign weapon suppliers, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday.

Lithuania marks the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet army.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry, its National Cyber Security Center and the country's major online media outlets signed on Tuesday an agreement on cooperation in cyber security.

Lithuania's army plans to set up a new infantry battalion in the northern city of Siauliai, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday.

Lithuania will spend almost 10 million euros on upgrading the RBS 70 short-range air defense capability the Lithuanian Armed Forces currently have, by purchasing missiles and equipment from Sweden's Saab.

Lithuania's government on Monday approved a new national cyber security strategy, drafted by the Ministry of National Defense after the parliament earlier backed a new version of the Law on Cyber Security.

Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis on Thursday signed the agreement on the creation of the UK Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) during his visit to London.

EU member states are starting the formation of rapid response cyber forces at the initiative of Lithuania.

At Lithuania's initiative, nine EU member states have agreed to create a cyber rapid response force, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said.

Lithuania ranks 36th in the annual World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, unchanged from last year.

On June 15 His Majesty King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander while conducting a state visit in Lithuania will meet with Dutch soldiers serving in the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Rukla. His Majesty will be escorted by President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Dalia Gry...

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis is on Tuesday starting a visit to the United States aimed at discussing the security situation in Northern Europe.

The DV and Media Day of exercises Thunder Storm 2018 and Saber Strike 2018 will take place at the Lithuanian Armed Forces General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Švenčionys District, eastern Lithuania, on Monday.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis has welcomed NATO's agreement to set up two new NATO command centers in the US and Europe, calling for another command center in the Alliance's eastern flank.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis plans to revise the existing system of incentives to serve in the military after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that giving preference to people who have completed their military service over other applicants for public service jobs is unco...

Lithuania next year plans to call up the same number of conscripts as this year, but will increase the number of senior officers in the Armed Forces, under the military's framework structure for 2019 to 2014.

The Baltic countries must secure the continuation of the security initiatives that have been launched in the region, Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday after meeting his Latvian and Estonian counterparts in Klaipėda.

Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis, Minister of Defense of Latvia Juri Luiku and Minister of Defense of Estonia Raimonds Bergmanis will meet at the Lithuanian Navy Headquarters in the western port of Klaipėda on Thursday to discuss regional security and mutual cooperation.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that hosting allied NATO troops in Lithuania would reveal gaps in the legal regulation.