AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoNATO & Baltic Defense: NATO leaders at the Ankara summit agreed to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye radar aircraft, replacing aging AWACS, with Latvia and Lithuania among the joint buyers—another step in tightening Baltic air surveillance and readiness. Lithuania–Norway Naval Cooperation: Lithuania signed an MoU with Norway on standardized vessels, keeping open the option to join Norway’s program and refresh Lithuania’s fleet after 2030. Security & Smuggling Tech: Lithuania tripled funding for a project to detect and stop Belarus-linked weather-balloon cigarette smuggling, boosting the budget to €3mn for prototype trials. Energy Transition: Litgrid reports rapid growth in green infrastructure in the first half of 2026, with battery storage connections jumping to 276 MW and total storage capacity reaching 0.7 GW. Telecom Upgrade: Tele2 secured new spectrum in Lithuania (700MHz, 1500MHz, and renewed 2100MHz) to expand 5G coverage, with licenses valid until 2042. Business & Startups: Vilnius AI data infrastructure firm Oxylabs raised €113.6mn from Warburg Pincus, valuing it at €3.1bn. Diplomacy: Lithuania’s new PM outlined a recalibration of China policy, aiming to normalize ties at EU peers’ level—experts say it must be backed by concrete actions.
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