The Ministry of National Defence (KAM) has presented the US government an application for purchasing of 200 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) for the Lithuanian army. 142 million euro is to be earmarked for the purchase by the ministry, a KAM press release states, lrt.lt writes.
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Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence is inviting foreign companies to participate in tenders on the construction of three new military bases in Vilnius and Šilalė Districts and Siauliai.
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry will present in Vilnius on Tuesday plans for building new military bases in the city of Šiauliai and in the districts of Silale and Vilnius on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.
Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense announced on Monday it had a contract on the expansion of the army's training area in Pabradė.
Lithuania has joined the European Union (EU) initiative OCEAN2020 aimed at boosting naval technological research in surveillance and interdiction missions.
Temporary infrastructure will be put in place for the Lithuanian Armed Forces' new artillery battalion in Pajūris, a small town in the district of Šilalė, in the western part of the country.
The Defense Resource Agency under the Lithuanian Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces will this year make purchases for approximately 265 million euros, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces will set up an artillery battalion in Pajūris, a small town in the district of Šilalė, as part of a brigade that is being formed in the western part of the country.
About 50 military objects of various functions will be built for US money in the Lithuanian army's training grounds of Pabradė and Gaižiūnai, the Mumaičiai military territory and the Aviation Base in Šiauliai this year, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Several ministries and the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union (LRU), a civilian paramilitary organization, are considering introducing national security classes for senior school students starting in the next academic year, Deputy Defense Minister Giedrimas Jeglinskas said on Wednesday.
Lithuania's Defence Ministry intends to put the Armed Forces in charge of coordination of the planning of military acquisitions as part of the reform of the procurement scheme in the defence system.
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...