3 years agoUK to send "small number" of troops to Lithuania to support with intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance. It follows the deployment in December of small team to scout out what support UK military could offer at time of crisis for Lithuania with Belarus over migrant crossings
3 years agoGerman troops arrive in Kaunas to reinforce Germany's NATO Ally Lithuania amid tensions over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, large scale joint Russo-Belarusian military drills in Belarus
3 years ago Additional German troops arrived in Lithuania today to reinforce the Lithuania @BG_LTU_eFP in Rukla
3 years agoLithuania has provided Ukraine with Stinger MANPADS
3 years agoAnother NATO C-17A Globemaster III flying from Siauliai, Lithuania, to Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, ACARS suggests: 01/BRK88. This flight may contain military support by Lithuania
3 years ago Boeing C17A Globemaster III Siauliai-Kyiv
3 years ago Finnish DefMin has approved the acquisition of Extended-Range Guided MLRS rockets with unitary and fragmenting warheads for M270s
3 years agoTuesday was a busy day @BeAirForce in support of @NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic Region. Our F16 aircraft intercepted four Su-30SM FLANKERS and were later called upon for one Tu-154 CARELESS as they did not follow int'l flight regulations and approached NATO airspace
3 years ago Canadian Armed Forces C-17A Globemaster III CFC4037 en route to Lviv Ukraine from Riga Latvia
3 years ago Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia filed a formal transparency request under the OSCE rules for Minsk to disclose Belarus-Russia military exercise information as a confidence-building measure
3 years ago Latvian Air Force Patrolling over Belarusian border
3 years ago Denmark plans to allow US troops on its soil: PM
3 years ago Today, at least 21 NATO and Swedish ISR aircraft flew collection sorties over Europe: USN P-8As (2 PL09x, 4 PK09x, 4 PS09x); USAF RC-135W (JAKE11), RC-135V (HOMER31), E-8C (REDEYE6); US Army RC-12Xs (YANK01, YANK02), ARTEMIS (BRIO68)
3 years ago Today Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia activated the OSCE Vienna document risk reduction mechanism vis a vis Belarus for the military build up seen in the country. Minsk now has 48 hours to respond
3 years ago From 10 to 11 Feb, Lithuania PM @IngridaSimonyte will be making an official visit to Ukraine to express Lithuania's support for the country and its people in the face of tensions over the potential military escalation
3 years ago Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee @mikaniikko was replaced by @Halla_aho, a long-time advocate of NATO membership
3 years agoA strike in a camp for foreigners in Lithuania. Refugees and migrants have been in confinement for 7 months. They don't know how long the detention will take. The guards suppressed a peaceful protest using stun guns and tear gas
3 years ago The Dutch Defense Minister says his country will increase its military deployment in the Baltics
3 years agoToday, at least 9 NATO and Swedish aircraft flew ISR sorties over Europe: US Army RC-12X (YANK01, YANK02); USAF RC-135V (HOMER21); USN P-8A (PS08x); RAF RC-135W (RRR7211), P-8As (STGRY01, GURNY02); Swedish S102B (SVF623); and an unidentified Turkish aircraft (TURAF42)
3 years ago Latvian Armed Forces: The Air Force, continuing to provide support to the State Border Guard in the prevention of illegal border violations, flown along the Latvian-Belarusian border with the An-2 aircraft. BY border guard has accused the NAF of violating airspace, but GPS data proves that the violation did not occur
3 years ago Finnish Air Force is holding a large exercise with up 50% of the F/A-18 fleet taking part
3 years agoBelarusian border guards accused Latvian An-2 in violation of state border near Urbany border crossing
3 years ago Denmark strengthens military preparedness: 700 soldiers in Slagelse, fighter jets on Bornholm
3 years agoA Russian MiG-31K carrying a Kinzhal missile was spotted landing at the Kaliningrad Chkalovsk airbase on February 7
3 years ago Lithuania raised the level of combat readiness in connection with the Russian-Belarusian exercises
3 years ago Germany to boost troop deployment in Lithuania amid Ukraine tensions: minister
3 years ago Latest US intel warning abt possible Russia military invasion of Ukraine - "We take all these signs very seriously" Latvia DefMin @Pabriks tells @gmfus
3 years agoNATO battlegroup in Estonia wrapped up largest winter exercise. Around 1,400 NATO troops took part in exercise Winter Camp, testing their infantry and armour capabilities against harsh winter conditions
3 years agoUS Army CL600 ARTEMIS BRIO68 active near Kaliningrad
3 years ago Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht does not rule out sending more Bundeswehr soldiers to Lithuania. Around 600 Bundeswehr soldiers are already stationed in the country on NATO's eastern flank
