EU awards €29.5M to Lithuania, Estonia for drone warhead production
Lithuanian defense company RSI Europe and Estonia-based Odin Defence have secured €29.5 million ($33.1 million) in EU funding…
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Lithuania suspects Russian sabotage after attempt to burn Starlink site in Vilnius
Lithuanian authorities suspect Russian sabotage after an attempt to set fire to SpaceX Starlink ground infrastructure in Vilnius…
Lithuania receives first Switchblade 600s after 2024 delivery pledge
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have received their first AeroVironment Switchblade 600 loitering munitions, more than two years after…
airBaltic staff brace for hundreds of job cuts across Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn
airBaltic employees are bracing for hundreds of job cuts across bases in Riga in Latvia, Vilnius in Lithuania…
NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion
Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons shot down an unidentified drone over Lithuania shortly after midnight on September 15,…
Lithuania warns Russia could use Ukrainian drones in false flag attack
Lithuanian military intelligence believes Russia is considering using Ukrainian-made drones to strike critical infrastructure in the Baltic region…
Lithuania’s RSI Europe delivers 9,500 Shpak FPV drones to undisclosed NATO buyer
Vilnius-based drone manufacturer RSI Europe has completed delivery of 9,500 Shpak first-person view (FPV) systems for an undisclosed…
Avion Express names Vytenis Suklys as new Chief Executive Officer
Avion Express, a leading global ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) operator, announced the appointment of Vytenis Suklys…
Baltic presidents call on NATO to shift from air policing to air defense
The presidents of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issued a joint statement on May 21, 2026, urging NATO to…
Lithuania and Latvia issue air danger alerts over suspected drone activity
Lithuania and Latvia activated mobile air danger warnings in their eastern districts on the morning of May 20,…
NATO fighter downs drone over Estonia in second Baltic incursion in 48 hours
One of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing fighter jets shot down an intruding drone over Lake Võrtsjärv in southern…
French Rafale jets conduct first interception since taking over Baltic Air Policing
Two French Air and Space Force Rafale B fighters scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on April…
Drone that crashed in Lithuania likely stray Ukrainian aircraft
Lithuanian authorities are investigating after an unidentified object, believed to be a drone, exploded overnight near the village…
Lithuania delays Embraer C-390 airlifter order, extends Spartan fleet to 2036
Lithuania has postponed its planned procurement of new military transport aircraft and will instead modernize its existing C-27J…
Belarus balloon incursions cost Lithuania’s airports over €750,000
Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) estimated that suspected cigarette-smuggling balloons entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus in recent months have disrupted…
Zaha Hadid Architects wins Vilnius Airport terminal project for 2028 opening
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), the studio behind some of the world’s most striking airport terminals, will bring its…
Lithuania closes Vilnius airspace after new balloon-linked smuggling breach
Airspace over Lithuania’s capital Vilnius was temporarily shut down on the evening of October 30, 2025, after unidentified…
Vilnius and Kaunas airports shut after contraband balloons enter airspace
Two of Lithuania’s main airports were shut down three times during the weekend of October 25–26, 2025, after…