On 13 August, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania approved a plan to finance an advance payment for the purchase of Leopard 2A8 tanks for a future Lithuanian Land Forces tank battalion.
Embraer has announced its intention to develop a long-term industrial partnership with Lithuania following the country's recent decision to acquire the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft.
The Hungarian Air Force has deployed four JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania, marking the start of their fourth rotation in NATO’s Air Policing mission from the Baltic state
German defence company Rheinmetall has secured multiple contracts from Lithuania and Estonia for the supply of infantry ammunition, with a combined value of approximately €33 million.
The defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Thursday, pledging to meet NATO’s target of spending 5% of their GDP on defence.
Lithuanian space and defence technology company Astrolight has successfully demonstrated its POLARIS free-space laser terminal during a live trial in the Baltic Sea.
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Lithuanian Ministries of Defence and Finance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand the co-production of medium-calibre ammunition.
The Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania has selected Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as its next-generation military transport aircraft, marking a strategic move to enhance national operational readiness and NATO interoperability.
Lithuania is in discussions with manufacturers of Leopard 2A8 tanks to explore the possibility of assembling the German-made vehicles within the country.
On 5 June, U.S. Marines and Lithuanian Land Force troops from the Salvo Artillery Battery conducted live-fire drills using HIMARS rocket artillery systems, targeting areas in the Baltic Sea.
On 5 June 2025, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands signed a statement of intent to explore a potential joint procurement of CV90 armoured infantry fighting vehicles.
From 17 to 23 May, the Lithuanian Land Forces held their first exercise focused solely on the national operation and maintenance of the HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.
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