Polish, Lithuanian team investigates drone explosion in Lithuania, Nauseda says
Lithuania wants NATO to let pilots shoot down drones by radar alone after a Ukrainian drone crashed and damaged a car.
- Following an October 18 incident where pilots failed to intercept a drone due to poor visibility, Lithuania is seeking NATO consultations to authorize destroying objects detected by radar alone without requiring visual confirmation.
- On Sunday, a Ukrainian drone carrying explosives crashed in the village of Juodzioniai, Pasvalys district, damaging a civilian vehicle.
- A joint team from the Lithuanian Defence Ministry and the Polish Defence Ministry is investigating the crash's cause after Kyiv apologized for the incident, citing Russian electronic warfare measures.
- Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius told LRT on Monday he requested consultations with the alliance, which are expected to take about a month.
- The proposal reflects a broader debate within the 32-country NATO bloc regarding rules of engagement as drones increasingly cross the alliance's eastern flank; similar legislative measures were previously enacted by Romania and Poland.
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A joint working group of the Ministries of Defence of Lithuania and Poland is investigating the cause of an incident involving a Ukrainian drone climbing through Polish territory into Lithuania, reporting on Tuesday to journalists Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. "There is more information, but I would not want to go forward, just for the time being the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania and the Ministry of Defence of Poland have for…
According to the Vilnius government, a drone crashed on Sunday in northeastern Lithuania has been equipped with explosives. Meanwhile, there is no doubt that it was a Ukrainian drone.
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Lithuania will request permission from NATO to shoot down UAVs that have invaded its airspace with fighter jets without visual contact with the intruder
Lithuania will request permission from NATO to shoot down UAVs that have invaded its airspace with fighter jets without visual contact with the intruder. This was announced by the Prime Minister of the country on the air of LRT.Earlier, the Lithuanian...
The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Mindaugas Sinkjavicyus, ordered consultations with the North Atlantic Alliance on the possibility of intercepting aerial drones without visual confirmation. According to LRT, Vilnius plans to discuss the possibility of destroying NATO-based fighter drones without visual contact with the target. TASS, "I have ordered consultations with NATO to review the response algorithm for drone intrusion. I hope this will las…
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