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NATO Is Capable of Rendering Military Assistance on Short Notice NOVEMBER 2020. NO 11 (30). NEWS NASAMS MEDIUM-RANGE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM BACK TO PROVEN CORONAVIRUS PREVENTIVE MEASURES NATO'S PRESENCE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF GERMAN UNITY DAY NATO is capable of rendering military assistance on short notice n November 3 Commander of After meeting with exercise participants the Allied Joint Force Command and command, Commander Allied Joint (HQ JFC) Brunssum General Force Command Gen J.Vollmer expressed his OJörg Vollmer, Chief of Defence of Lithuania delight that even in such special conditions Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys and the partner nations were able to make all the SPECIAL Commander of the Polish Brigade forming right decisions and to deploy in the region for the core of NATO’s VJTF Brigadier General the very first time the Very High Readiness LITHUANIAN MARKED Dariusz Lewandowski met with the Polish, Joint Task Force on a very short notice. MILITARY WEAPONS. PART I Spanish, Czech and Lithuanian training au- "I am particularly proud that members of dience of international exercise Brilliant the NATO alliance are training to act together Jump 2020 at the Lithuanian Armed Forces and that we have managed to complete such Gen. Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in a complex operation in a timely manner and Pabradė. properly bearing in mind all the precautions Exercise Brilliant Jump 2020, one of the and procedures. That was also one of the key biggest NATO exercises held in the region aims of this exercise: to demonstrate the Al- this year, took place in a part of Lithuania’s liance ability to fulfil its commitments," Ge- territory and tested readiness of the multina- neral J.Vollmer said. tional quick reaction NATO Very High Read- General underscored that even with the iness Joint Task Force (VJTF) composed of international context in mind, NATO had Polish, Spanish armed forces units to carry not decided to conduct the exercise unex- out its mission. pectedly. See page 2 News NATO is capable of Content NEWS rendering military NATO IS CAPABLE OF RENDERING MILITARY ASSISTANCE ON SHORT assistance on short notice NOTICE.................................................................1,2 NASAMS MEDIUM-RANGE AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM...............................................3 BACK TO PROVEN CORONAVIRUS PREVENTIVE MEASURES.................................4 AMERICA ENFORCING A CORE NATO PLEDGE DOES NOT MEAN IT’S ABANDONING ALLIES......................................5 RAMSTEIN AIR BASE TO HOST NEW NATO SPACE CENTER.......................................6 NATO FACES EXISTENTIAL THREAT IF IT CAN’T REACH YOUNGER GENERATIONS......................................................7 ESPER, ON HIS WAY OUT, SAYS HE WAS NO YES MAN............................................................8 IN SHORT From page 1 "The political developments in the region are monitored and analysed "EAGER LEOPARD": on a permanent basis. We, Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command, NATO ALLIES’ INTEROPERABILITY AT announced our exercise plans long ago in line with all regulations, we THEIR BEST...........................................................10 have not presented any surprise, everything was done according to appli- A DOUBLE VICTORY OF THE cable procedures and I find it worthy to be proud of: if we say something, NORWEGIANS.....................................................12 make a commitment, if our countries commit to complete a tasks, we do it in accordance with every rule set for it," Commander Allied Joint Force Command said. NATO'S PRESENCE "NATO has demonstrated in this exercise live its ability to move a large THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF GERMAN force in a short time to provide reinforcement to its allies. We, in our turn, UNITY DAY............................................................14 had an opportunity to test our host nation logistical support chain and whether our infrastructure supports such tasks well, or if there are im- provements to be made. Everything was completed successfully for which SPECIAL I am grateful to the exercise organisers. I am convinced that such action has LITHUANIAN MARKED MILITARY a very clear communication and strengthens deterrence as result," Chief WEAPONS. PART I..............................................20 of Defence Lt Gen Valdemaras Rupšys pointed out in the exercise review. Even though the exercise was planned to involve over 2.500 troops and roughly 6500 vehicles, the pandemic and resulting limitations cut the numbers to 1.800 and nearly 600. Allied units will redeploy to their homebases after the exercise wraps. Lithuania notified the Defence Attaché of Belarus and the Ministry of Military Press Office of Lithuanian Armed Forces Totorių str. 25, LT-01121, Vilnius; Defence o Belarus about the exercise back in early September in order to Phone (370 5) 210 3897, GSM (370 6) 86 94458; fax (370 5) 273 5550; promote transparency and trust. Also, Lithuania announced the upcom- Email [email protected] ing exercise through the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Publisher — Lithuanian Armed Forces. The opinion of editorial office does not necessarily coin- Europe (OSCE) channels on September 24, and delivered a report on cide with the opinion of the authors. Pictures, manuscripts are not returned and reviewed. Cir- culation is 300 copies. Printed by the Cartography Center of Lithuanian Military, Muitinės str.4, the matter at an OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation session on Sep- Domeikava, LT-54359 Kaunas dist. Order GL-478. tember 30 on a voluntary basis. Information credits: Lithuanian Armed Forces Photo credits: JFCBS MPA 2 Lithuanian Military Digest News NASAMS medium-range air defence system ASAMS medium-range air defence airspace defence and further strengthens de- military have been working on it at the Air De- systems has been officially handed terrence. When we link together all the com- fence Battalion. Staff training is planned to be over to the Lithuanian Armed For- ponents of collective defence, we get the good completed and integration of the Lithuanian Nces. Representatives of the National Defence result that makes potential adversaries think NASAMS into the NATO Integrated Air De- System and Kongsberg, Norwegian manufac- twice on their intents and gives more secu- fence System begun by 2021. turer of NASAMS, signed a document certify- rity and discretion to us," Chief of Defence of The MoD Work Group analysed mid-range ing good testing results of the system on Oc- Lithuania Lieutenant General Valdemaras air defence systems available on the market to tober 30 at the Lithuanian Armed Forces Air Rupšys underscores. implement the NASAMS procurement pro- Defence Battalion. On that moment Lithuania NASAMS is the most widely used medium- ject. Potential procurements were assessed became a full-fledged owner of the systems that range air defence system across NATO. Lithua- according to such criteria as efficiency, compa- had been delivered to the Air Defence Battalion nia has acquired the latest, third generation tibility with the systems used by other NATO from Norway in the summer this year. system (NASAMS 3) which is still used by the allies, maintenance and repair costs, timetable "Guarded airspace is among the most criti- manufacturer, Norway, only. of delivery, etc. NASAMS was selected as the cal enablers for Allies to deploy into the region NASAMS 3 comprises command post fire closest choice to the formulated requirement if such a necessity arises," Minister of National distribution centres, missile canister launchers, and criteria. Defence Raimundas Karoblis says. "We have communications equipment, etc. The procure- The contract on procuring the NASAMS acquired a fully assembled and integrated mid- ment has been coupled with upgrading of the mid-range air defence system for the Lithua- range air defence capability, something we short-range air defence systems RBS-70 in pos- nian Air Force was signed on 26 October were in need and short of so far, in NASAMS. session of the Lithuanian Armed Forces — the 2017 by the Ministry of National Defence This, to a degree, fills one of the worst gaps in two systems will be integrated into the overall and Norway’s Kongsberg, NASAMS manu- national defence — airspace security." Lithuanian air defence shield. facturer. The contract has made the coopera- Minister also points out the excellent syner- Specialized staff began training to operate tion between Lithuania and Norway stronger, gy among the Lithuanian and the Norwegian the new acquisition back in late 2019, in Nor- which is very important to the security of the Defence Ministries, the Lithuanian Air Force way, using training methodology and prog- Baltic region allies in the current geopolitical and Kongsberg that has enabled the implemen- rammes developed by the Norwegian Armed context. tation of such a critical project within the set Forces and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Information credits: National Defence System timeline and financial limits. Later the training was continued in Lithua- Photo credit: Pte 1st Class Orinta Jadzevičiūtė / "Arrival of the system enhances Lithuania’s nia — Norwegian experts and Lithuanian Lithuanian Air Force Air Defence Battalion November 2020. No 11. 3 News Back to proven coronavirus preventive measures mild symptoms. Such soldiers receive every medical care and other necessities. MD Jonas Basanavičius Military Medical Service (Kaunas) and the Military Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Druskininkai have prepared the capacity to quarantine over a hundred of soldiers with mild COVID-19 symptoms. If more serious
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