Lithuanian army

A joint allied training practice of fighter jets will take place across the skies above the cities of Šiauliai and Klaipėda on Monday, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said.

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The Ministry of National Defence has announced that US-made sniper rifles Barrett and Belgian machineguns FN Minimi have been transferred to the Lithuanian Armed Forces to boost their capability.

Lithuanians are inclined to trust the Lithuanian army, police and the president the most, while they continue to have least confidence in the Seimas and the Government, a recent survey by Baltijos Tyrimai for ELTA shows.

Lithuanian army analysts have noted a growing flow of disinformation, with Lithuania's proposal to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens and decisions EU defense ministers being one of the main topics of such reports, the Lithuanian army said on Monday.

A Slovak state company will repair Lithuanian army helicopters for 6 million euros after it signed a contract with a Russian military business group, Lithuania's national radio LRT reports.

Lithuanian's Foreign and National Defense Ministries and the State Border Guard Service have on Thursday warned about fake news being spread on their behalf regarding alleged detention of a Polish diplomat and invitation to perform mandatory military service.

Lithuania's army chief says the search of a territory for a new military training area will be resumed, adding that the initially picked territory between Kursenai and Telsiai should be rejected, taking into account farmers' wish to preserve fertile land.

The Lithuanian army will be equipped with new pistols after a contract with German company Heckler&Koch on the acquisition of SFP9 SF Paddle pistols was signed at the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday.

The number of hybrid disinformation and cyber attacks in Lithuania is rising and they are becoming bolder and more advanced as more resources and forces are being allocated for them, cyber security specialists have warned in their annual report.

The Defense Materiel Agency under Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense signed a preliminary contract in November on the acquisition of communication systems for more than 8.7 million euros.

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.

Lithuania's army is buying up to 11,400 helmets for over 2,3 million euros, Sigitas Dzekunskas, director of the country's Defense Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defense, told BNS Lithuania.

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.

A Lithuanian army helicopter saved an injured Russian citizen from a tanker, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense said.

The 11th rotation of Lithuanian army instructors was seen off to Ukraine on Thursday to take part in a military training operation.

Representatives of the Lithuanian Land Force and the 28th Infantry Division (28ID) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and subordinate units are set to sign an agreement in Vilnius on Friday on the development of a division-level command and control (C2) capability.

Washington on Tuesday confirmed it allowed Lithuania to purchase US-produced armored utility vehicles.

Lithuanian customs officers detained a shipment of explosive ammunition at Lavoriskes border checkpoint on the Belarusian border last Monday, Lithuania's Customs said.

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