Representatives of Lithuania and Turkey signed an agreement in Ankara on June 1, paving the way for Vilnius to acquire Bayraktar combat drones. The country will buy the unmanned aerial vehicle and other equipment with money raised by ordinary Lithuanians and then hand it over to Ukraine, which is fighting a Russian invasion. The fundraising…
Lithuania is planning to spend around 500 million euros on military mobility projects over five years. According to Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis, half of the money is expected to come from the European Commission and the other half from Lithuania’s national budget. Skuodis and Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas met to discuss priority projects…
Lithuania is considering buying Turkey-made Bayraktar combat drones, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “The acquisition of combat drones is in the plans, possibly a Bayraktar, too,” Anusauskas told reporters on May 31. “I don’t want to elaborate on all those plans right now.” According to the minister, Lithuania regularly updates its military acquisition plans…
Lithuania’s Laisves TV said on May 28 it had raised 5 million euros to buy a Bayraktar military drone for Ukraine. “Now we can really celebrate,” Andrius Tapinas, the host of Laisves TV and the initiator of the campaign, said during a live broadcast. He also thanked all people who contributed and donated money for…
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupsys has welcomed the campaign by journalist Andrius Tapinas to buy a Turkey-made Bayraktar combat drone for Ukrainian troops, adding that the Lithuanian military plans to contribute to its acquisition. “Of course, it is not easy for Tapinas alone to do this. As far as I know, the defence minister…
Lithuanian journalist and social media personality Andrius Tapinas has launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy a Bayraktar TB2 military drone for Ukraine. “The defence ministries of Lithuania and Turkey gave the green light, the manufacturer said yes. And now one word is sounding in my head, Bayraktar,” Tapinas said in a Facebook post on May…
Lithuania is in the top 15 of military donors to Ukraine, according to various estimates, says Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence. He would like to see Lithuania in the top 10, however. “The fundamental strategic imperative is that Ukrainians are fighting for us on their soil, and every…