Vilnius is planning to buy the HIMARS rocket artillery systems from the United States, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry has confirmed. “Lithuania is planning to acquire HIMARS from the US at the same time as Estonia and Latvia,” the ministry said in a written comment. Vilnius will sign the contract “separately” from the other Baltic States…
Lithuania’s Ministry of Defence was going to buy possibly Russia-made equipment for NATO fighter jets, but cancelled the purchase after the media became interested in the acquisition. Last year, the Defence Ministry announced a tender and selected the winning bidder, Baltijos Tiekimas, from which it planned to buy mobile voltage frequency converters. The successful bidder…
Lithuania will soon provide additional military support to Ukraine, as the country is continuing to resist the Russian invasion, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry has said in a press release. Lithuania plans to send to Ukraine M113 and M577 armoured personnel carriers and ammunition for reserve training, the ministry announced on July 20. According to Defence…
The Council of the EU at the level of foreign ministers reached a political agreement on the allocation of the next tranche of military assistance to Ukraine within the framework of the European Peace Facility in the amount of another EUR 500 million. That’s according to EU High Representative Josep Borrell, who spoke at a…
The leaders of parliamentary parties in Lithuania on July 15 signed a new national defence agreement, pledging to keep military spending above 2.5% GDP and increase the number of conscripts. “We are signing this agreement at a truly special time when it’s very important to objectively assess the changed geostrategic environment and arising new threats,…
A Bayraktar drone crowdfunded by people in Lithuania has already been delivered to Ukraine, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said. “The Ukrainians have announced that they have received the Bayraktar Hawk from us,” Anusauskas said in a Facebook post on July 8. Crowdfunded during a campaign by Laisves TV and Andrius Tapinas, the drone…
A Bayraktar combat drone has been delivered to Lithuania to be handed over to Ukraine, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on July 4. “The Bayraktar “Vanagas” (Hawk) with all the bought ammunition is already in Lithuania!” the minister wrote on Twitter. “On July 6, we will have a quick presentation of it in the Siauliai…