Drones, Sensors, and Satellite Imagery: The Baltics Prepare for War with Russia
So we say never again.’By Aaron MacLean09.22.26 — InternationalThis article is part of The Global Picture. He calls it “D-Day”—referring not to World War II, but, using its military definition, the day when a combat operation occurs.In downtown Vilnius, birds are chirping. Tall, good-looking Lithuanians —all Baltic citizens are tall and good-looking—walk to work.“When D-Day comes, we need to mobilize the reserve forces and fill the structure.” When, not if: That is the clear expectation of the Lithuanian security officials.
- ▪So we say never again.’By Aaron MacLean09.22.26 — InternationalThis article is part of The Global Picture.
- ▪He calls it “D-Day”—referring not to World War II, but, using its military definition, the day when a combat operation occurs.In downtown Vilnius, birds are chirping.
- ▪Tall, good-looking Lithuanians —all Baltic citizens are tall and good-looking—walk to work.“When D-Day comes, we need to mobilize the reserve forces and fill the structure.” When, not if: That is the clear expectation of the Lithuanian secu
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Drones, Sensors, and Satellite Imagery: The Baltics Prepare for War with RussiaLieutenant General Christian Freuding (left), Inspector General of the Army, is shown a modified drone alongside Nerijus Stankevičius, commander of the Lithuanian Land Forces, during the “Freedom Shield 2026” combat exercise. (Kay Nietfeld/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)‘Our independence is not a joke,’ says a Lithuanian general. ‘We lost our independence twice already in the past century. So we say never again.’By Aaron MacLean09.22.26 — InternationalThis article is part of The Global Picture.
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