The General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania (LKA) has opened an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) competence centre, Militarnyi reports. Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said that the drone competence centre would teach how to fly drones and gain both theoretical and practical knowledge. LKA will organise both stationary courses in Vilnius and field courses in…
Russia may have used GPS jamming against a US reconnaissance drone in Estonian airspace, Postimees reports. The Estonian Defence Ministry confirmed that the US Air Force’s Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk drone had experienced communication problems. The drone landed undamaged, however. A spokesman for the Estonian Air Force noted that Russian radio interference disturbs all…
Latvia’s Ministry of Defence will send over 2,500 combat drones of various types and capabilities to Ukraine, LSM reports. The drones, worth EUR 4mn, were manufactured by seven Latvian companies. The delivery is part of the international drone coalition formed to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU). Latvia’s Ministry of Defence has allocated EUR…
Lithuania’s Ministry of Defence will procure various types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for EUR 36mn, BNS reports. The Defence Materiel Agency (GRA) has signed contracts to buy reconnaissance drones from Estonia’s Threod Systems and Latvia’s Edge Autonomy as well as quadcopter drones from Lithuania’s Deftools. Most of the drones will be delivered in autumn 2024…
Authorities in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, have unveiled a comprehensive city defence plan, BNS reports. The city plans to procure defensive anti-mobility installations, create a public drone training track, increase bomb shelter capacity to cover the entire population, update evacuation plans, and deploy additional warning systems and emergency communication tools. Vilnius mayor Valdas Benkunskas emphasised…
Estonia could resist a Russian invasion for “a couple of weeks” before the arrival of NATO support, according to Colonel Mati Tikerpuu, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Land Forces, Business Insider reports. Speaking in an interview with El País, Tikerpuu said that the time would be enough for allied reinforcements to…
The number of border violations on Latvia’s eastern border with Belarus is increasing amid warmer weather, State Border Guard (VRS) chief Guntis Pujats announced, LSM reports. He noted that the situation on the border remained calm in January and early February 2024, but that the number of attempts to cross the border illegally had picked up…
Ukraine may move part of its drone production to Lithuania, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced, BNS reports. Speaking during a visit to Kyiv, Landsbergis said that one option would be to set up joint drone production in Lithuania. Earlier, the Lithuanian Armed Forces (LGP) announced plans to acquire reconnaissance drones within three years, BNS reported….
Lithuania needs all types of weapons for defence, including tanks and drones, defence chief General Valdemaras Rupsys stated, BNS reports. The Lithuanian Armed Forces (LGP) has to have the capability to counterattack and take over targets, he stressed. This will require mechanised and tank units, Rupsys explained. Earlier, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas announced that Lithuania…