Ministry of National Defence

A Russian military ship on Tuesday ordered a Lithuanian civilian vessel to change its course due to an exercise in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence reports.

Fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the NATO air policing mission performed one scramble last week to identify and intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

"We support and will continue rendering political and practical support to Georgia's aspiration to become a member of NATO, we will spare no effort to ensure that Georgia gets prepared for NATO membership. We will continue providing bilateral assistance in the area of military training and will shar...

Head of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association (LGSPA) Valdas Tutkus, who is resigning from his post, says that purchase of the German armoured fighting vehicles Boxer will cost at least EUR 500 million for Lithuania, not counting the cost of building a service base for them.

On 11 September, troops of the Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment and soldiers of the rotating forces deployed in Lithuania commemorated the 11 September, 2011 terrorist attack in the United States during morning formation.

Last week, NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO's Baltic air policing mission were scrambled five times to intercept Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.

Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says that the country is choosing infantry fighting vehicles from more than two options.

NATO command centres officially start operating in Lithuania and five other Eastern European countries on Tuesday.

Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has expressed hope that Hungary will continue the practice of sending rotational troops to trainings in Lithuania.

Lithuania's army will hold two-week military training for 23 Ukrainian army instructors, the Baltic country's Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday.

NATO air policing fighter jets protecting the Baltic skies were scrambled five times last week to intercept aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic states, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.

Mine neutralization units of the Lithuanian Army are carrying out an operation in a swimming area in Totoriškių Lake near Trakai some 30km west of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has appointed Brigadier General Algis Vaičeliūnas as the ministry's inspector general, the ministry said on Tuesday.

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.

NATO's decision to downsize the air policing mission by half will not affect the security of the three Baltic states, says Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas.

NATO fighter jets, stationed in the Lithuanian northern city of Šiauliai as part of the Baltic air policing mission, performed five scrambles last week to intercept Russian military planes over the Baltic Sea.

A joint combat training event, scheduled to last for almost two weeks, is starting in the Lithuanian town of Pabradė on Monday and will involve more than 100 troops from Lithuania's Grand Duchess Birutė Uhlan Battalion and around 80 American soldiers.

NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were scrambled seven times last week over Russian aircrafts.

The defence ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint brigade in Lvov on Friday.

Russian military inspectors visited Lithuania’s Gaižiūnai and Kazlų Rūda training areas on Thursday, finishing their two-day inspection of Lithuania's compliance to the agreements on munitions.