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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.
The Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos) are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian Land Forces, the Lithuanian Naval Force, the Lithuanian Air Force and the Lithuanian Special Operations Force. In wartime, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (which is under the ...
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.
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.
On 4 July 1992 the Lithuanian Navy was re-established and Juozapas Algis Leisis was appointed as a commander of the Coast Guard Squadron. The first commissioned ship in the Lithuanian Navy was the A41 Vėtra, which at that point belonged to the Klaipėda harbour administration. Vėtra was used for SAR and supply operations.
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List of equipment of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Categories: Military of Lithuania. Military equipment by country. Military equipment of Europe by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Lithuanian military reconnaissance aircraft (2 C) Lithuanian military trainer aircraft (2 C) Categories: Aircraft manufactured in Lithuania. Military aircraft by country. Lithuanian Air Force. Military equipment of Lithuania.