Lithuania's Defence Ministry intends continue raising the number of professional troops next year and form two new battalions in western part of the country.
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Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has applauded Lithuania's plans of earmarking 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year, emphasizing that the way of spending the money was even more important.
Lithuania could get cyber recruits and generate a reserve of people troops within the next few years, says Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she updated US Vice-President Mike Pence on the expectations in connection to addition US military instruments to ensure air defence of the Baltic states.
Following criticism over diet for vegetarians serving in Lithuania's Armed Forces, alternative menus have been worked out.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis has decided that Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas, who was suspended several months ago due to an investigation, cannot return to his duties after the probe has been completed.
Lithuania's Armed Forces expect German troops to cooperate in the training of Lithuanian troops to use the purchased infantry fighting vehicles Boxer.
The Lithuanian State Defence Council is holding a meeting on Monday where top officials of the country and heads of intelligence institutions should discuss and approve needs and priorities of intelligence information for this year.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis is planning to establish a separate agency to coordinate military purchases, saying that centralization would help ensure better controls.
Lithuania's Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis hopes that all recruits will join the country's Armed Forces voluntarily this year.
BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania.
Lithuania considers purchase of combat helicopters, says the country's new Minister of Defence Raimundas Karoblis.
Lithuania's Defence Ministry has signed a contract with Swedish company SAAB Dynamics on the purchase of the RBS70 simulators, which will be used to train troops.
Lithuania is considering supplying the country's Armed Forces with missile artillery systems, a weapon the army still does not have.
US Marines are rare guests in Lithuania. However, this year among those several hundred, who participated in international exercise Iron Sword 2016, one met a Marine colonel, who impressed locals not only by his impressive height and stern look, but also with his name and fluent Lithuanian language ...
Lithuania is set to step up defence ties with the United States by signing the first bilateral cooperation agreement.
The Lithuanian military is buying 168 armored personnel carriers from Germany for around 1.6 million euros in total.
Candidate for Lithuania's defence minister, diplomat Raimundas Karoblis, supports the idea of introducing mandatory conscription to the Armed Forces.
As Lithuania marks the Day of Armed Forces on Wednesday, the country's leaders and top military officers noted the enhanced national and NATO defense capacities amid the continuing dismay over Russia.
Should Lithuanian politicians decide to introduce general conscription, preparations would take at least four years and require more funding, experts say.
