Army to double area of training grounds by 2022

  • 2018-02-01
Expansion of the main training grounds of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will result in a double area of the facilities by 2022, the Defence Ministry said on Friday, January 26. The area of the Lithuania's largest General Silvestras Zukauskas training grounds near Pabradė, eastern Lithuania, should go from 85 to 176 square km. Meanwhile, the territory of Gaiziunai training grounds in the Jonava district, central Lithuania, will be enlarged by a factor of over two – from 52 to 125 square km to accommodate company-sized units with support elements. In addition to the main training grou...
 
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