The news portal DELFI has reported that the cyber attack which started on Wednesday continued on Thursday, as the portal readers experienced difficulties in accessing the website today too. DELFI …
The news portal DELFI has reported that the cyber attack which started on Wednesday continued on Thursday, as the portal readers experienced difficulties in accessing the website today too. DELFI …
BNS During the presidency over the European Union (EU) Council in the second half of this year, Lithuania may face cyber attacks, as no additional funding for 24/7 cyber security …
On 23-24 May, the political director of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence, Vaidotas Urbelis, and the deputy director of the ministry’s International Relations and Operations Department, Daivis Petraitis, will take part in the conference ‘European security: military and political views’ that is set to …
BNS Withdrawal of equipment from Afghanistan’s Ghor province administered by Lithuania has been started, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. First of all, the gear will be transported to the NATO operation’s intermediate logistics points in Afghanistan before proceeding to Lithuania. On Tuesday, the first planned …
BNS Inspectors of Russian and Belarusian military arms control agencies started a visit in Lithuanian military units on Tuesday. Over the four days of the inspection, the Belarusian expert group will check western and central Lithuania, while Russian military inspectors will examine the eastern territory, …
BNS Lithuania’s law enforcement institutions are preparing to ensure security during EU presidency events in Vilnius. Highest-level events are scheduled to take place at the National Art Gallery, the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and exhibition and congress centre LITEXPO, Paulius Nemira, deputy …
Approximately 120 members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned to a joint military unit with counterparts from the United Kingdom, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden have been certified for the European Union Battlegroup (EUBG) commitment in the second half of 2013 upon completion of the …
On May 15, 2013, the Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas in the Ministry of National Defence met the Deputy Secretary General of the European External Actions Service Maciej Popowsky, Defence Ministry has informed. Lithuanian Defence Minister expressed expectations that conclusions of the European Council …
On 16May, 2013, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė observed European Union (EU) battle group exercises, held at Westdown Camp military base. More than one thousand military personnel from Lithuania, United Kingdom, Latvia, Sweden and the Netherlands take part in the exercises …
BNS The European Union’s (EU) efforts of enhancing the common defence policy strengthen, not undermine trans-Atlantic solidarity with the United States, the head of the European Defence Agency Claude-France Arnould said in Vilnius. She is in Lithuania to discuss the country’s upcoming presidency over the …
Yesterday, on 14 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Claude-France Arnould, the Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, who is paying a visit to Vilnius, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed. The officials discussed aspects of Lithuania’s upcoming …
BNS Visiting Executive Director of the European Defence Agency (EDA), Claude-France Arnould, will on Tuesday discuss Lithuania’s participation in the agency’s projects with heads of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence. “Heads of the Ministry of National Defence and the executive director of EDA will …
Last week the instructors of the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) of Ghor held a workshop for members of the Afghan National Police of Ghor on the threat of IEDs and mines, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania informed. At the two-day workshop police …
The Editor-in-Chief of the Lithuania Tribune, Ruslanas Iržikevičius, has talked to Mikael Holmström, Security Policy Correspondent from Svenska Dagbladet about the incident that took place in March when Russian military planes breached Sweden’s territory. It was like during the Cold War, a prominent Swedish journalist described …
Approximately 120 members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned to the European Union Battlegroup (EU BG) formed jointly with military personnel of the United Kingdom, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden, will attend the active phase of the evaluation exercise of the high-readiness unit which is …
The Lithuania Tribune presents the analysis of the aftermath of the recent event in Sweden when a Russian military jet was noticed flying in the Swedish air space. A detailed account of the event could be found here. According to Stratfor Global Intelligence, recent Russian …
BNS France is taking over the NATO Baltic air policing mission from Denmark on Tuesday. Four fighter jets Mirage F-1 of the French Air Force will land at the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in Šiauliai to take over the mission. France is …
BNS Danish fighter jets F-16, currency safeguarding the Baltic airspace, have been forced to land at Tallinn Airport after a bird strike, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reported on Monday. The incident took place during a training event in Estonia’s airspace. “Both aircraft successfully landed …
BNS Soldiers of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion will guard a ship of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme in the framework of the anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia in the second half of 2013. A total of 16 …
BNS Four fighter jets Mirage F-1 of the French Air Force will land in in the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in Siauliai to take over NATO’s air-policing mission in the Baltic States. The French air capabilities are deployed to patrol the airspace …
