Lithuanian Armed Forces
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 Force.
| Lithuanian Armed Forces Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of the Lithuanian Armed Forces | |
| Established | 23 November 1918 (first armed formations c. 12th century) |
| Current form | 25 April 1990 |
| Parts |  Land Force Air Force Naval Force Special Operations Force.png){kind=small} Volunteer ForcesWar time only: |
| Headquarters | Vilnius |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief |  President Gitanas Nausėda
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| Minister of National Defence |  Arvydas Anušauskas
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| Chief of Defence |  General Valdemaras Rupšys
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| Serving soldiers | |
| Military age | 18–55 |
| Conscription | 9 months |
| Available to be a soldier |
890,074 males, age 16–49 (2016 est.), 875,780 females, age 16–49 (2016 est.) |
| Fit to be a soldier |
669,111 males, age 16–49 (2016 est.), 724,803 females, age 16–49 (2016 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
20,425 males (2016 est.), 19,527 females (2016 est.) |
| Active employees/soldiers | 23,000 (2021)[1][a] 14,150 paramilitary (2021)[2][b] |
| Reserve personnel | Active reserve 28,000, total reserve 104,000 (2021)[1] |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €2.0 billion (2023)[3] |
| Percent of GDP | 2.76% (2023)[3] |
| Industry | |
| Suppliers from foreign countries |
 Denmark Finland France Germany Israel Norway Poland Spain Sweden United Kingdom United States
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| See also | |
| History | 1918–20 Lithuanian Wars of Independence 1944–53 Lithuanian partisans 1994 Bosnian War 2001–2021 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 2003–2008 Invasion of Iraq 2004–Present Kosovo Force 2013–Present EUTM Mali 2013–Present Operation Atalanta 2014 Operation Sangaris 2015–present EU Navfor Med 2017–present MINUSMA |
| Ranks | Lithuanian military ranks |
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Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces (obverse).png | |
Lithuanian Armed Forces Media
Seal of Grand Duke Kęstutis from 1379 depicting a grand ducal infantryman
Lithuanian soldiers shaking hands with the American soldiers during the Operation Atlantic Resolve in 2014
Structure of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, 2023 (click to enlarge)
Lithuanian soldiers during an exercise.
Lithuanian Air Force helicopter
Lithuanian Naval Force Flyvefisken-class ship Dzukas
Lithuanian soldier in Afghanistan, 2012
Lithuanian Bandvagn 206 helping an Afghan National Police vehicle in the snow
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hackett 2022, p. 124.
- ↑ Hackett 2022, p. 125.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gynybos biudžetas, 2023, archived from the original on 28 June 2022, retrieved 8 March 2023