Defense Ministry

Construction on Lithuania’s second new military base is getting underway in Pajuris, a small town in the western district of Silale, on Friday.

Vilnius police confirmed on Monday a fresh attack on the Holocaust memorial complex in the Lithuanian capital's Paneriai suburb.

The general public and politicians have to decide whether universal military conscription in Lithuania should include women, Darius Kuliesius, President Gitanas Nauseda's chief national security advisor, said on Tuesday.

Universal military conscription for young people just out of high school could be introduced in Lithuania in 2027 or 2029 and would cost the state hundreds of millions of euros, according to a feasibility study carried out by the Defense Ministry.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry has dismissed as fake news allegations circulating in the social media that a new law on military police will allow soldiers to break into private homes and offices to forcefully vaccinate people.

Lithuania is planning to sign a contract with the United States this week on the acquisition of four Black Hawk military helicopters, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Lithuania's defense budget is projected to exceed 2 percent of GDP in 2021, according to the Defense Ministry.

Lithuania has on Monday handed in a diplomatic note to Belarus over an alleged violation of Lithuania's airspace during the formation of a human chain, the Freedom Way, in Lithuania on Sunday.

The United States' 24-million-euro investment in the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Siauliai has tripped its capacity to host allied aircraft, Deputy Defense Minister Eimutis Misiunas said.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry expects that some of the troops that the United States plans to withdraw from Germany will stay in Europe.

Lithuania is easing military training restrictions as the coronavirus situation in the country is improving, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry proposes to introduce the "official use" label for sensitive information in the national defense system, saying this would make it easier to share information with NATO and EU partners.

Lithuania's Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys says NATO's multinational battalion that was deployed to Lithuania three years ago is a significant factor of deterrence against Russia and has significantly increased in quality.

Chinese intelligence services are looking for targets in Lithuania on the career-focused social networking website LinkedIn, Lithuanian intelligence said on Tuesday.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry published on Wednesday this year's mandatory military conscription lists.

President Gitanas Nauseda says steps were taken to ensure the security of Lithuanian soldiers in Iraq amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Additional measures have been taken to ensure the security of Lithuania's military personnel in Iraq amid escalating tensions after the recent killing of Iran's top general in Baghdad, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The delivery of German Boxer infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Lithuania is running behind schedule due to defects identified during the quality control process.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Thursday it is taking its proposal on the release of official information back for further discussions and improvement following media criticism.

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

As Belarus voices plans to take countermeasures in response to the deployment of US troops in Lithuania, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis says there's no threat to Belarus from the West.

Experts from the Lithuanian Air Force have started testing the NASAMS medium-range air-defense system manufactured for Lithuania at the Kongsberg factory in Norway, the Defense Ministry said.

An exercise of live-firing at airborne targets, Amber Arrow 2019/2, is getting underway in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Lithuania on Monday.

The Defense Ministry will propose to somewhat increase Lithuania's military contribution to missions in Mali and Afghanistan and to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz to help protect shipping in the Persian Gulf.

Over 500 US Army soldiers are coming to Lithuania in October for a half-year rotation, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Lithuania is considering sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz to contribute to an international mission to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf.

A team of Russian arms control inspectors are starting on Tuesday a visit to a chosen military area of Lithuania, the Defense Ministry said.

Lieutenant Colonel Rouven Habel of Germany is taking over as commander of NATO's multinational battlegroup in Lithuania in a ceremony on Thursday, the Defense Ministry said.