On 14 May the Lithuanian Military and Public Day was attended by thousands of citizens of Vilnius and guests to the city. We thank all who have participated. A strong link between the military and the public is the most powerful weapon in safeguarding and protecting our freedom and independence! That reported by Lietuvos Respublikos Krašto […]

In the evening of April 28 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas received a confirmation via phone call with Federal Minister of Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen that Germany is going to be in the lead of formation of a NATO battalion group for Lithuania. “We highly appreciate Germany’s decision, this is a firm […]

Two American stealth F-22 fighter jets landed in Lithuania on Wednesday in an apparent show of force, after tensions with Moscow flared this month when a Russian aircraft buzzed an American warship in the Baltic Sea. The US air force’s most advanced planes landed at the Siauliai air base which currently also hosts Spanish jets […]

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) notified the Ministry of National Defence that all 6 OCCAR Member States in the Board of Supervisors (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) gave consent for Lithuania to join its Boxer Programme. The expertise of the international organisation will help Lithuania implement  the acquisition of […]

The Lithuanian Armed Forces launched a procurement project for new tactical 5-tonne trucks in 2015 to upgrade its truck fleet and confine to the same type of vehicle. 340 UNIMOG trucks are planned to be acquired by 2021 from Daimler AG through meditation of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The estimated cost of […]

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces celebrated yesterday the entry into service of their next generation of helicopters for countrywide search and rescue missions with around-the-clock availability. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned their three new AS365 N3+ helicopters to the 24/7 SAR mission service. Only […]

The Lithuanian government said on Friday it would proceed with negotiations to buy 88 Boxer armored fighting vehicles in a deal worth up to 400 million euros ($439 million). The decision, where the Boxer was selected from a list of 12 suppliers that also included Swiss Piranha and American Stryker vehicles, came as the Baltic […]

Lrytas.lt reports that German company Krauss-Maffei Wergmann, the manufacturer of Boxer AFVs, has supplied a variant with a 30 mm remote controlled automatic cannon. The manoeuvrability and capabilities of the vehicle will be observed on Thursday by the leadership of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and experts on weaponry. A total of 10 manufacturers are participating […]

Lithuania plans to buy Boxer armoured fighting vehicles from Germany, the spokesman for the Lithuanian chief of defence confirmed to BNS on Thursday, adding that the proposal would be submitted to the State Defence Council. “Boxer armoured vehicles have been chosen. We will propose to the State Defence Council to sign the deal,” Captain Mindaugas […]

On June 2 the Eurocopter AS365N3+ Dauphin, the new helicopter of the Lithuanian Air Force landed at Šiauliai Airbase. This is the first of the 3 search and rescue helicopters contracted for by the Lithuanian Armed Forces together with the Ministry of Environment from EU funds. Europcopter is planned to deliver and hand over the […]