Turkish Air Force AWACS aircraft operates over Lithuania
Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed that a Turkish Air Force E-7T Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft operated over Lithuanian airspace.
Lithuania News
Air
E/W
Defence Politics
Sensors
Defence Politics
Lithuania fortifies borders with anti-tank obstacles
Lithuania has installed “dragon’s teeth” tank barriers along unused checkpoints on the Russian and Belarusian borders as part of a wider defence strategy.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Stages NMS 4x4 at Live Firing Show in Lithuania
Nurol Makina showcases NMS 4x4 along with its two different solutions 30x113mm VENOM LR Low Recoil Medium Calibre Cannon and Ilgar I Loitering Ammunition.
Defence Politics
Baltic States, and Poland to Leave the Mine Ban Treaty
Claiming security concerns from Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have declared their withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting mines.
Regional / Strategy
Russia unilaterally moves Lithuania and Finland's border
According to a draft government resolution, Russia has decided to unilaterally change maritime borders with Lithuania and Finland in the Baltic Sea.
Land
Air
Lithuania Hands over M577 APC and L-39ZA Aircraft to Ukraine
Ukraine announced that Lithuania has handed over M577 armored personnel carriers and L-39ZA aircraft.
Land
Defence Politics
Lithuania Acquires German Leopard-2 MBTs
Lithuania has announced its intention to procure German Leopard-2 tanks, create a new Infantry Division and increase the number of conscripts.
Logistics
Land
Repaired Leopard 2 MBTs Return to Ukraine
Lithuania returns Ukraine’s Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks to the front lines after repairing.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Nurol Makina Brings Mortar Fire to European Arena
Nurol Makina’s Ejder Yalçın 4X4 will do Mortar Firing in cooperation with Rheinmetall at the Live Firing Show 2023 Lithuania.
Ammunition
Lithuania Orders Carl-Gustaf Ammunition
Saab has announced receiving an order from Lithuania's Defence Materiel Agency for Carl-Gustaf ammunition.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Lithuania Buys HIMARS
U.S. approved FMS to Lithuania of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Launchers and related equipment for an estimated cost of $495 million.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Lithuanian People Donate TB2 UAV to Ukraine
Lithuanian Vice Minister at the Ministry of National Defence, visited Baykar to present the fund that Lithuanian people raised for Ukraine.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Baltic nations send Stingers, Javelins to Ukraine
The Baltic states will send “Stinger” and “Javelin” missile systems and various equipment to help Ukraine strengthen its defences.
Weapon / Missile
Lithuania orders Carl-Gustaf M4
Saab announced that it had signed a framework agreement with the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence for the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon and ammunition.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
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