The largest military infrastructure projects in Lithuanian history:
Lithuania is preparing for the two largest public-private partnership (PPP) projects in its history—the construction of the Rūdninkai and Kairiai military towns. On December 11,
Across Lithuania, around 200 military infrastructure projects are underway, totalling an estimated €4 billion over the next four years. These include developments at the Šiauliai Air Base and logistics facilities nationwide. To manage this growing portfolio, the Defence Ministry is expanding and restructuring its Infrastructure Management Agency.
U.S. Army battalions have been rotating through Lithuania since 2019, where a base in the town of Pabrade serves as a hub. That site is about 50 miles northeast of Rudninkai and also near the border with Belarus. The U.S. rotations were originally expected to last until the end of next year.
With construction at the Rūdninkai military training area ahead of schedule, Lithuanian defence officials are moving to speed up the next phase of the development that will house part of a German brigade deployed to the country by 2027.
A group of about 20 Germans supporting Panzerbrigade 45 arrived in Lithuania in April to assist with the initial setup. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned at the time that a larger presence by the German military in Lithuania would escalate tensions.
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