Lithuania

Air Deployments Europe 

F-35A Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft Arrives in Lithuania for First Time

July 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lithuania, Operation Rapid Forge, Šiauliai Air Base, U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft landed at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai on

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Europe Military Exercises 

U.S. Air Force Deploys Aircraft to Baltics and Poland for Operation Rapid Forge

July 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, Estonia, Lithuania, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Operation Rapid Forge, Poland, USA

U.S. Air Force fighter and mobility aircraft deployed to bases in Poland, Lithuania and Estonia on July 16 as part

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Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Russia, Belarus Conducting Observation Flights Over Lithuania Under Open Skies Treaty

July 10, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments An-30B Open Skies, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, Šiauliai Air Base, Treaty on Open Skies

Arms control inspectors of Russia and Belarus are conducting observation flights over Lithuania under the Treaty on Open Skies, July

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Europe Land 

First Two Boxer ‘Vilkas’ Infantry Fighting Vehicles Officially Handed Over to Lithuanian Armed Forces

July 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armoured Vehicle, ARTEC GmbH, BOXER 8x8, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces

The first two of the 88 Boxer Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs), designated Vilkas, being manufactured for the Lithuanian Armed Forces

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C4ISR Europe 

Lithuanian MoD, U.S. Sign LoA to Procure Radio Communication Equipment

June 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Tactical Radios, USA

In early June the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania and the Unites States Government signed a Letter of Offer

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Europe Land 

Lithuania Receives First Two Boxer “Vilkas” Infantry Fighting Vehicles

June 26, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments ARTEC GmbH, BOXER 8x8, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces

Lithuania received the first two of 88 Boxer “Vilkas” Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) on June 25, the country’s Ministry of

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Air Deployments Europe 

Hungary Takes Lead of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission

May 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Hungarian Air Force, Hungary, Lithuania, NATO, Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D, Šiauliai Air Base

The Hungarian Air Force took over the lead of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission from their colleagues of the

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Air Deployments Europe 

Hungary to Lead 50th NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Hungarian Air Force, Hungary, Lithuania, NATO, Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D, Šiauliai Air Base, Spain, UK

Hungary is scheduled to be the lead nation for NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission at Šiauliai, Lithuania, together with augmenting

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Deployments Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Poland to Assume Lead of NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission from January 2019

December 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Baltic Air Policing, Lithuania, Lockheed Martin F-16, NATO, Poland, Polish Air Force, Šiauliai Air Base

The Polish Air Force is preparing to return to Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, leading NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission from

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Artillery Europe Land 

Lithuanian Armed Forces Takes Delivery of First Two Upgraded PzH 2000 Self-Propelled Howitzers

December 18, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF), Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000), Self-propelled gun (SPG)

The first two upgraded PzH 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 2000) heavy self-propelled artillery systems bought from the German Armed Forces were delivered

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