Military

Germany to send 800 soldiers to Baltics next year

In order to consolidate security in Eastern Europe , Germany will send about 800 soldiers to military exercises in the Baltic states next year, the...

Commander of Riflemen's Union: In event of aggression, Lithuania would not repeat mistakes of 1940 (1)

In the event of aggression, Lithuania would not repeat the mistake it made in 1940 and would resist occupation, Lieutenant Colonel Liudas Gumbinas, commander...

Lithuanian Land Force troops amidst intense training at Exercise Maple Arch 2014

International Exercise Maple Arch 2014 running on September 8-19 in Poland entered active phase. The operational plan generated after a week-long planning...

How long could Lithuania resist open military aggression? (1)

As Russia is engaging in an undeclared war in eastern Ukraine , people in the Baltic states follow developments in Donbass with anxiety, while their...

Civilian worker dies at Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base

A civilian staff member died while on duty at the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania.