Lithuania

Mar- 2025 -

19 March

Estonia to Up Defense Spending to at Least 5.0% of GDP From 2026

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on Tuesday his NATO country would next year raise defense spending to "at least" five percent of GDP, citing the threat from neighboring Russia.

18 March

Europe

A file picture of Ikea store in Krakow, Poland on October 22, 2020. Ikea annouced that next year will be the last for publication of a printing catalogue after 70-year run. On December 8, 2020, in Krakow, Poland. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto) (Photo by Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuania Says Russian Military Intelligence Behind IKEA Store Arson

Lithuanian prosecutors on Monday blamed the Russian military intelligence service for an arson attack on an Ikea store in Vilnius last year, calling it "an act of terrorism."

13 March

Europe

NATO Multinational Battle Group in Lithuania during live-fire training.

Giulia Bernacchi

NATO Troops in Lithuania Conduct First Live-Fire Exercise With Puma IVFs

The NATO Multinational Battle Group in Lithuania has conducted the first live-fire training using Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

6 March

Europe

Joe Saballa

Altechna Joins Program to Develop Europe’s First Sovereign 100kW Laser Weapon

Lithuanian photonics company Altechna has been selected to take part in an ambitious project to develop Europe’s first fully sovereign 100-kilowatt laser weapon.

6 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuania Quits Cluster Bomb Ban Treaty Despite Outrage

Lithuania quit an international convention banning cluster bombs, amid security concerns over Russia, despite human rights groups' criticism.

Feb- 2025 -

12 February

Europe

A SAMP/T air defense system is seen firing off a ballistic missile from the back of the military truck. Smoke and bright white-red fire can be seen jutting out of the missile as it flies straight upward. The background is a clear blue sky.

Giulia Bernacchi

Italy Deploys SAMP/T Air Defense Systems in Lithuania for NATO Mission

Italy has deployed SAMP/T ground-based long-range air defense systems in Lithuania as part of a NATO mission in the Baltic region.

Jan- 2025 -

30 January

Europe

Joe Saballa

Lithuania Reactivates 1st Mechanized Division Amid Rising Threats

Lithuania has reconstituted the 1st Mechanized Division to enhance its ability to address escalating regional threats.

27 January

Sea

Rendering of Lithuanian Navy’s Perkūnas (Thunder) class patrol boats

Rojoef Manuel

Lithuanian Firm Unveils Design for Navy’s Future Thunder Patrol Vessels

Lithuanian shipbuilders have revealed the conceptual design of the Lithuanian Navy’s Perkūnas (Thunder) class patrol boats.

18 January

Europe

A Lithuanian soldier seen carrying a M72 unguided anti-tank training weapon

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuania Says Will Spend 5-6% of GDP on Defense in 2026-2030

Lithuania plans to spend an annual five to six percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense from 2026 to 2030, the Baltic NATO member's president said Friday.

16 January

Land