The Giraite Armament Plant, the Baltic States’ only ammunition manufacturer, has achieved full production autonomy after installing new equipment for bullet production. The upgrades include military and sniper bullet presses as well as lead core forming equipment, allowing the plant to produce all components in-house. “We will no longer need to purchase bullets externally, which…
A total of 58 flights have been cancelled at Vilnius Airport between February 28 and March 17 due to the conflict in the Middle East, Lithuanian Airports reports. According to spokesman Martynas Jaugelavicius, the disruptions affected routes operated by airBaltic and flydubai between Vilnius and Dubai, as well as Wizz Air flights between Vilnius and…
Lithuania’s Energy Minister has ordered Orlen Lietuva, the Baltic States’ only oil refining and import company controlled by Poland’s Orlen, to reduce its oil reserves by 80,000 tons and immediately supply that amount to the market. The Energy Ministry said on March 17 the decision was taken in response to disruptions in the global oil…
Simonas Bartkus, head of Lithuanian Airports, is leaving his position on July 3. The company said his departure was mutually agreed. “The company’s board and I see that the next stage of Lithuanian Airports development requires a different leader. And I need to prepare for take-off from another runway,” Bartkus wrote on Facebook. Lithuanian Airports,…
Pilots have reported more than 300 cases of GPS signal interference in Lithuanian airspace since the beginning of the year, as authorities say satellite navigation jamming linked to Russia continues in the region. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania said pilots filed 302 reports of GPS interference with air navigation service provider Oro Navigacija between…
A 10-million euro green hydrogen plant under construction in Vilnius is expected to begin producing clean fuel for the capital’s public transport system this autumn, Mayor Valdas Benkunskas has said. The facility is being developed by municipal heat supplier Miesto Gijos. Once completed, it will supply hydrogen to power the city’s first hydrogen-fuelled buses, which…
Since opening its representative office in Vilnius over four years ago, Taiwan has sought to boost economic cooperation and attract investment to Lithuania. According to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Taiwanese direct investment has risen from EUR 0.53 million in 2021 to EUR 7.21 million in 2024, but the total remains small. Relations between…