The U.S. Army says that three crew members of a M88 Hercules engineering vehicle that sank in a boggy area on March 25 have been found dead after the recovery… Continue reading "UPDATED: Three Crew Members Of U.S. Army Engineering Vehicle That Sank In Lithuanian Bog Found Dead"
The governments of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland announced Tuesday plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning the stockpiling and use of anti-personnel land mines. Prior to the announcement… Continue reading "Baltic States & Poland Plan Exit From Anti-Personnel Land Mine Ban"
Italy has deployed SAMP/T ground-based long-range air defense systems to Lithuania as part of the Rotational NATO Air Defense Model approved at the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July 2023.… Continue reading "Italy Deploys SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Lithuania as Part of NATO’s Rotational Defense Model"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced through social media accounts that it plans to raise defense spending to 5-6% of annual domestic GDP starting from 2026. The decision comes after… Continue reading "Lithuania Claims 6% GDP Spending On Military By 2026"
The market for the Leopard 2 expands with the latest decision made by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. Vilnius decided to enhance its armored fist with the newest Leopard 2A8… Continue reading "Lithuania Pursues Leopard 2A8 As Their New Main Battle Tank"
Lithuania, which has significantly increased its defense spending every year since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, has signed two new procurement contracts to upgrade its existing air defense capabilities. These… Continue reading "Lithuania Is Strengthening Its Air Defense By Ordering More MSHORAD And NASAMS Systems."
On 19 August, Lithuania broke ground on the largest military base in its history for permanently deploying the German armed forces military and civilian personnel (Bundeswehr). The strategic town of… Continue reading "Lithuania Has Started Construction of Military Base Planned To House Thousands Of German Soldiers"
On July 9, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense’s Defense Resources Agency announced that it had ordered the RBS 70 NG mobile short-range air defense system (MSHORAD) from the Swedish company… Continue reading "Lithuania Orders RBS 70 NG Mobile Short-Range Air Defense Systems (MSHORAD) From Saab For Its Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV)"
On May 17, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of a new military aid package to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, that consisted of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 5.56x45mm… Continue reading "Lithuania Delivers New Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Ukraine as Part of the International Drone Coalition"
This week, the United States delivered an additional shipment of Javelin anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) valued at approximately $16.6 million to Lithuania, one of its main allies in the Baltic… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives Additional Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles From The United States"