Grand Duke Kestutis Mechanized Infantry Battalion

Chief of Defense: coronavirus outbreak in western Lithuanian battalion contained

A coronavirus outbreak in the Grand Duke Kestutis Mechanized Infantry Battalion in the western district of Taurage has been brought under control, Chief...

Eight soldiers test positive for coronavirus

Eight soldiers doing their compulsory initial military service in a Lithuanian battalion have tested positive for COVID-19 , the military said on Sunday.

General Rupsys nominated for chief of defense

Lithuania's Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis on Monday proposed Major General Valdemaras Rupsys for the country's chief of defense.

Lithuanian army to set up artillery battalion in Šilalė district

The Lithuanian Armed Forces will set up an artillery battalion in Pajūris, a small town in the district of Šilalė, as part of a brigade that is being...

Portuguese president meets with his country's troops in Lithuania

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , accompanied by Lithuanian and Portuguese defense ministers and chiefs of defense, on Tuesday met with...