On January 11, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda attended the second Lublin Triangle summit meeting in Lviv with the Presidents of Ukraine and Poland. President Gitanas Nausėda announced at a post-meeting… Continue reading "Lithuania To Supply Ukraine With Bofors L70 Anti-Aircraft Guns"
Lithuania has signed a contract to procure the CAESAR Mark II artillery system from France on December 30, 2022. 18 units of the mobile 6×6 truck mounted howitzers will be… Continue reading "Lithuania Signs Deal For 18 CAESAR II Artillery Systems From France"
The baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have been staunch supporters of Ukraine. Lithuania’s military has been providing training of various sorts since 2015 and in 2023 looks to… Continue reading "Lithuania Plans Expansion of Ukrainian Training Program"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the US government to purchase Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. As a result, Lithuania became the second country after the United… Continue reading "Lithuania Purchases an Unknown Number of Switchblade 600 Drones From the US"
Lithuania has signed a four year contract with Saab to procure further RBS 70 very short range air defense missiles. Running through to 2026, the contract, valued at SEK 350… Continue reading "Lithuania Orders More RBS 70 Missiles Air Defense Missiles from Saab"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a new contract with the United States government to purchase 300 more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) from Oshkosh Defense. The contract in… Continue reading "Lithuania To Procure an Additional 300 JLTVs From The US"
The procurement of new unmanned aerial vehicle systems has begun, according to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense. According to market analysis, the upcoming order, which will cost 36 million Euros… Continue reading "Lithuania To Purchase 35 Small and Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
On 6 September, the Latvian government expressed approval for reintroducing mandatory military service to the country. The Latvian Minister of Defense is expected to present a draft law to the… Continue reading "Latvia Planning to Bring Back Mandatory Military Service"
Baykar Chief Executive Officer Haluk Bayraktar says that the Turkish drone manufacturer was very impressed by a Lithuanian fundraiser to raise funds for the purchase of one of its armed… Continue reading "Baykar CEO “Very Impressed” By Lithuanian Solidarity In “Hawk” Fundraiser"
In support of the campaign for Ukraine organized by the Lithuanian television network Laisves TV, the Bayraktar TB2 drone (named ‘Vanagas’ or hawk), which BAYKAR voluntarily decided to provide free… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB2 Drone Arrives in Lithuania Ahead of Hand Over to Ukraine"