Since regaining independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, much of its military equipment has come used, from other nations. Having to rebuild its economy and transition away from Soviet structures, there was indeed very little money to go around – and so the small Baltic nation has had to rely on donations […]
On April 7th, 2025, Lithuania’s Defence Resources Agency under the Ministry of National Defence, together with the Latvian Ministry of Defence, announced that it had signed a contract with Finnish company Marine Alutech for the purchase of multi-purpose attack boats. The value of the contract for the Lithuanian side is €22 million. The Lithuanian ministry
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In early May 2025, the Lithuanian political party known as “The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats” released a bold plan to secure Lithuania’s borders from potential aggression from Russia and/or Belarus. The political group – known as TS-LKD in Lithuanian-short-form, proposed setting up a defence line named after Vytautas the Great – ruler of
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We’re reporting this news a little bit late, but on April 22nd it was reaffirmed that Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, and Finland are working on a coordinated acquisition of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV). The news came via Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, speaking to the media, but such a concept had been mentioned months prior.
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