Military

Poland intends to send a company of troops to the Baltic states later this spring.

Russia is planning to conduct its most extensive nuclear missile tests in over a quarter-century, according to media reports in Germany.

Concepts of military strategy and doctrine have long influenced the political and military geography of the Baltic region.

The role of business in strengthening the country’s military readiness is very important, said a top military commander as NATO representatives visited Kaunas on Tuesday.

A major British army exercise to practice an Iraq invasion-scale operation with US forces in Jordan is in preparation for a possible confrontation with Russia in Eastern Europe.

Over 250 soldiers and civilian staff of the armed forces are to take part in an international special forces exercise Flaming Sword this spring.

Over the past few years Lithuania has been buying plenty of new weaponry for its armed forces, but the purchase of ammunition reserves to go with them has not kept pace.

A recent programme aired by the BBC explores a hypothetical doomsday scenario of a nuclear stand-off between Russia and NATO over Latvia. Analysts in Lithuania say it presents too simplistic a take on geopolitical realities in Eastern Europe which, in itself, could erode confidence in NATO's collect...

Liudvikas Jakavičius, a 31-year-old third-generation Lithuanian expatriate from Mexico, shares his experience of military service in the Lithuanian army.

Police officers arrested a US military captain for driving a car while under the influence in Šiauliai. The US officer who is overseeing US military equipment at the protected Lithuanian army base in Mumaičiai was caught early Saturday morning with a 1.75 Blood Alcohol Level.

Lithuania could become a regional logistics centre for the US military, says Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas.

A new unit of the Lithuanian Land Force, the Motorised Infantry Brigade Žemaitija, founded in an official ceremony on Friday.

Military conscription, which was reinstated in Lithuania last year, was one of the reasons behind a hike in emigration, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius believes.

Russian propagandists were not long ago deriding the inability of Baltic States to defend themselves but are now seeing something different: a threat to Russia.

Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said that he expects all 3,000 places for compulsory military service to be filled by volunteers next year.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that youth emigration from the country could have been pushed up by the reinstalled compulsory military service.

In 2015, people more actively donated to the Lithuanian army by transferring 2 percent of their personal income tax. The number of such contributions has increased seven times.

On 21 September, a delegation from the Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG) NCO corps headed by Command Sergeant Major Michael Gundrum paid a visit to the headquarters of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Force (NDVF).

Six ice detectors used in aircraft are missing at the Lithuanian Air Force's Air Base in the northern city of Šiauliai. They are a source of radiation, the Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday.

The Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai is on Monday hosting a ceremony of changeover of its commander – Colonel Vidmantas Raklevičius will be replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Marius Matulaitis.