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The Baltic Military Conference started in Vilnius

Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence

2025-03-27
International cooperation

The Baltic Military Conference kicked off in Vilnius today. It will focus on the new era of warfare and resilience while highlighting the response to actions of hostile states. The event is attended by decisions-makers, high-ranking officers and defence experts.

"The Baltic Defence Conference is an excellent platform for bringing together defence area decision makers, experts and defence policy professionals to share insights, discuss and assess the shifting geopolitical situation. This is in our centre of attention and the conference is a perfect opportunity to address the topics," says Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė.

It is one of the most unique international conferences held in Lithuania specialized in key defence themes at strategic level with NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) Admiral Sir Keith Edward Blount, German Vice Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Andreas Hoppe, Major General John R. Pippy Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard, United States, that has been supporting Lithuania for three decades now, as well as many other senior officers, decision-makers and de fence analysts among the participants.

RAND Europe, an independent, non-profit research organization that is a Conference partner this year organizes a panel during the two-day Conference on defence industry and its stimulation in Europe facing geopolitical shifts.

"We aim to foster resilience not just in the Alliance but also at national, institutional and personal level. We will discuss national and intergovernmental level in terms of security and defence at the Conference," says Commander of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania Col Ričardas Dumbliauskas.

The fifth Baltic Military Conference takes place this year. The previous events in Vilnius were attended by renowned defence policy professionals, experts and senior military officers, such as former U.S. Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, former Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, former Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces from General (retired) Rajmund Andrzejczak, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and many others.

The Baltic Military Conference is organized by the Ministry of National Defence and the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania in partnership with the Lithuanian Armed Forces under patronage of President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Gitanas Nausėda.