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The Lithuanian Special Operations Force of Lithuanian Armed Forces has been in operation de facto since 2002 and it was established de jure on 3 April 2008, when amendments of National Defence System organisation and military service law came into force. [39]
This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Lithuanian Armed Forces. For the naval equipment and ships, see Lithuanian Naval Force; for the list of aircraft, see Lithuanian Air Force. Lithuania uses military equipment compatible with the NATO standards.
Lithuanian IFV Vilkas during an exercise. Lithuanian Land Forces are formed from professional military servicemen and volunteers. In 2008 the minister of national defence of Lithuania signed a law that ceased conscription in an effort to develop Lithuania's professional army. National defence is based on reserve forces and mobilisation forces.
The Lithuanian Navy (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Karinės jūrų pajėgos) is the naval arm of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Though formally established on 1 August 1935 its roots stretch back as far as naval engagements on the Baltic Sea in the Medieval period.
The Lithuanian Air Force or LAF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos karinės oro pajėgos, abbreviated as LK KOP) is the military aviation branch of the Lithuanian armed forces. It is formed from professional military servicemen and non-military personnel. Units are located at Zokniai Air Base near the city Šiauliai, at Radviliškis and Kaunas.
The main tasks of the Special Operations Force are direct action, special reconnaissance, and military assistance. The Lithuanian Special Operations Forces has been in operation de facto since 2002 and it was established de jure on April 3, 2008, [1] when amendments of the National Defence System organisation and military service law [2] came ...
Lithuanian military aircraft (5 C) E. Military electronics of Lithuania (1 P) M. Modern military equipment of Lithuania (1 P) N. Naval ships of Lithuania (4 C, 2 P)
Lithuanian military-related lists (1 C, 5 P) A. Lithuanian Armed Forces service branches (4 C) B. Lithuanian military bands (5 P) Bilateral military relations of ...