DefenceTalkU.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday the U.S. will pre-position about 250 tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers in eastern and central Europe in a move meant to reassure NATO allies unnerved by threats seen from Russia and terrorist groups. Carter, during a trip to Tallinn, said the Baltic states – Estonia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-position-tanks-arms-in-7-european-nations-64661/

DefenceTalkThe German government has said it will not fulfill a request from its NATO ally and European Union partner Lithuania for the delivery of so-called Boxer tanks, a media report said on Sunday, citing the German Defense Ministry. “A delivery of armored transport vehicles from the German army or the resale of vehicles that are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-government-says-no-tanks-for-lithuania-report-63263/

DefenceTalkOn January 8 four MiG-29 fighters of the Polish Air Force will land at the Lithuanian Air Force Base at Šiauliai to join the Baltic Air Policing Mission. The Polish contribution will reinforce the mission carried out an Italian air contingent. The new Poland’s contingent will arrive from their permanent base at the 23rd Tactical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-polish-mig-29s-deploy-to-lithuania-61822/

DefenceTalkU.S. Army Europe and its regional partners in the Baltic region kicked off the joint, combined multinational military exercise Saber Strike 2014 at the Adazi Training Area, June 9. The exercise, scheduled to conclude June 20, spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and involves approximately 4,500 personnel from 10 countries. Latvia, the host […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-saber-strike-14-demonstrates-international-cooperation-59841/

DefenceTalkRAF Typhoons have had their first encounter with Russian forces as part of their mission to protect Baltic airspace. The British fighters were already airborne on a training sortie when they were re-tasked to intercept an unidentified aircraft close to the Latvian border. At the same time Danish fighters were scrambled out Amari, Estonia, in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-typhoons-in-lithuania-retasked-to-investigate-unidentified-aircraft-59625/