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Poland and Lithuania shuddered: the Russian army enters Belarus for a long time

Russian-Belarusian military maneuvers will now be held at the forefront of NATO all year round, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Free Press. The joint exercises of the two armies of the Union State "Slavic Brotherhood-2020"

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia want American military bases

A serious struggle unfolded between the Baltic countries for the right to receive and deploy on their territory a part of the American military contingent withdrawn from Germany, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Lithuanian military buys Javelin anti-tank missiles for $ 31 million

The United States has transferred additional Javelin anti-tank missiles to Lithuania worth over $ 31 million. Interfax reports this with reference to representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

US transferred 9 Apache and Black Hawk helicopters to the border with Belarus

Nine American Air Force helicopters were spotted at the training ground near the Pabrade settlement in Lithuania. Then attack helicopters Apache and Black Hawk were spotted over Vilnius, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Telegraf.by.

Who is to blame for violence in Lithuania?

Lithuania is used to maintain national security and defence relying on NATO allies in many ways. Such approach helps to save money and receive political preferences within the Alliance.

Lithuania Wants NATO to Reframe Its Baltic Airspace Mission

VILNIUS, (BM) - Lithuania wants NATO to reframe its mission of protecting the Baltic airspace with more of a combat punch in mind, as nations in the region consider their defensive posture toward Russia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. Leaders from the southernmost Baltic country previously told alliance officials that they…

US Sells Lithuania 500 Tactical Vehicles Totaling $171 Million

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Lithuania of five hundred Joint Light Tactical Vehicles with support for an estimated cost of $170.8 million, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defene 360 Europe. Read more: Lithuania and Poland Discussed Military Cooperation…

Lithuania and Poland Discussed Military Cooperation Options in Warsaw

VILNIUS, the Republic of Lithuania (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence announced on 21st February 2019 that the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and his Polish counterpart Mariusz Błaszczak met in Warsaw, Poland on the same day to discuss security and defence issues and emphasised the importance…

Lithuania Received Additional Missiles for Its Javelin Anti-Tank Defence Systems

VILNIUS, the Republic of Lithuania (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania revealed at the beginning of last week (19th February 2019) that additional missiles for the Javelin anti-tank defence systems have been delivered to Lithuania, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The missiles were procured by…

Lithuania Announces New Military Infrastructure Development Projects

VILNIUS, the Republic of Lithuania (BulgarianMilitary.com), 27 July 2018, Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Master Sergeant Gintautas Mauricas/Lithuanian Armed Forces On Monday, 23 July 2018, the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania announced the new military infrastructure development projects. The contract on the…