Defence Ministry

Minister of Defence of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will pay a visit to Lithuania on Wednesday.

Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė on Tuesday publicly presented the Defence Fund package, which includes proposals to increase the national defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) for the period 2025-2030, the ministry said in a detailed press release.

More than 3,200 Lithuanian nationals have registered with military commandant’s offices in the first two weeks since the call was opened, says National Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces has received a new batch of American Javelin medium-range anti-tank missiles worth around USD 16.6 million, the Ministry of National Defence reports.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas hopes that German armament manufacturer Rheinmetall will open its munitions factory in Lithuania by the end of 2025.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has put forth Laurynas Kasčiūnas, chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence (NSGK), to be Lithuania’s next national defence minister.

The Kremlin’s aim is to polarize the society and create distrust in the country’s institutions, the national defence minister said Thursday in comment on the recent activity of Russian special services in the region.

A new package of military assistance from the National Defence Ministry was delivered to Ukraine on Friday.

The Government plans to rent flats to German brigade troops and their families set to settle in Lithuania.

The Ministry of National Defence has announced the launch of development of additional military infrastructure in Rukla. It will be dedicated for artillery and logistics battalions of the Mechanised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf and for NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group.

Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė presented the 2024 draft budget at a sitting of the Government on Thursday.

Latvia’s Defence Ministry has begun an investigation into the loss of contact with a drone on the Latvian-Russian border, reports dpa news agency.

On Thursday, the US rotational battalions will change over during a ceremony at General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area at Pabradė, the National Defence Ministry reports.

The Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday gave the green light for the plan to implement the civil resistance strategy drafted by the National Defence Ministry.

Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says she is sceptical of the National Defence Ministry’s proposal for the State Defence Council (VGT) to discuss Lithuania’s withdrawal from a convention banning the use of cluster munitions.

Lithuania, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland are buying air defence systems for Ukraine at the value of 107.5 million, the National Defence Ministry announces. Vilnius’ contribution is EUR 6 million.

The State Defence Council has approved the National Defence Ministry’s proposal to set up a division-sized military unit in Lithuania by 2030.

Remigijus Zemaitaitis, leader of Lithuania's Order and Justice party, says he has already nominated a former ambassador and diplomat for the country's national defense minister, without disclosing the name.

Two new defence vice-ministers have been appointed in Lithuania: Giedrimas Jeglinskas, former Citigroup corporate banking vice-president will be in charge of procurement, while Edvinas Kerza, former IT head at the Foreign Ministry, will be in charge of cyber security, the Defence Ministry said on Su...

Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the ta...