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News archive (2020 - 04)
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Spain, UK and France to patrol airspace over the Baltic states 2020.04.30
  A Spanish Air Force Detachment will lead the 53rd NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states augmented by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force for the next four months, May through August. |
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Changes in MoD leadership 2020.04.29
 Vice Minister of National Defence Edvinas Kerza ends his work in the position in charge of cybersecurity, defence planning and national defence budget at the Ministry of National Defence after this week. He will join a business enterprise next week. |
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Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders April 20 – 26, 2020 2020.04.27
 On April 20–26, 2020, NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled four times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. |
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Zoom is good for video calls but not for exchanging sensitive information, National Cyber Security Centre experts say Cybersecurity experts warn about vulnerabilities of Zoom video conferencing platfo 2020.04.22
 Demand for remote communication has grown significantly as the majority of business, education and other institutions has moved part of their activities to virtual communication amid the continuing COVID-19 emergency situation in Lithuania. The National Cyber Security Centre under the Ministry of National Defence warns about vulnerabilities of Zoom: the platform should not be used for sensitive information exchange. Experts also advise against using it in critical information infrastructure and public sector systems for inside service information exchange. |
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National Defence System marks 30th anniversary: born in difficult conditions, today stronger than ever before 2020.04.22
 “Creation of the National Defence System began three decades ago in extremely complicated political conditions, and after various transformations and reforms it has grown into a versatile and modern national defence system that enjoys all-time high confidence of the Lithuanian society and foreign partners. Born in difficult conditions, today we are stronger than ever before,” Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis says on the eve of the National Defence System anniversary on April 25. |
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Minister and U.S. Ambassador in Lithuania discussed security and defence topicalities 2020.04.21
 On April 21 Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis held a distance meeting with U.S. Ambassador in Lithuania HE Robert S. Gilchrist to discuss the influence of COVID-19 on Lithuania’s security and defence, U.S. assistance to Lithuania, and the unceasingly developed bilateral cooperation. |
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Another disinformation attack against NATO presence in Lithuania 2020.04.21
 In the late afternoon on Tuesday a falsification of e-mail letter from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was delivered to Minister of National Defence of Lithuania falsely informing of a decision to withdraw NATO forces from Lithuania. According to the primary investigation, analogous messages were sent to the Lithuanian media and addresses at the main NATO headquarters in Brussels. |
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Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders April 13–19, 2020 2020.04.20
 On April 13–19, 2020, NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled four times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. |
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Another aircraft chartered by the Ministry of National Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces brought medical supplies to Vilnius 2020.04.17
 Around noon on April 17 a military aircraft requested by the Ministry of National Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces landed at Vilnius International Airport with medical protective supplies from China aboard. This is the second time this week the Ministry of National Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces used a Boeing 747F aircraft as part of the military lift cooperation platform to bring medical protective supplies. The aircraft was booked through the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE) on the basis of a request from the Ministry of Health. |
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Strengthening cybersecurity is more relevant today than ever before, says R. Karoblis 2020.04.15
 National Cyber Security Status Report 2019 On April 16 the annual National Cybersecurity Assessment was presented via teleconference with attendance of Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis, Vice Minister of National Defence Edvinas Kerza and Director of the National Cyber Security Centre under the MoD Dr. Rytis Rainys. |
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