Event 793

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Announcement by the Defence Minister is direct, official, and reported by a national broadcaster with supporting quotes and visible event images.",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512406/explosives-drones-maritime-defence-lithuanian-mod-presents-military-industry-plans"
    ],
    "title": "??Lithuania presents military industry plans"
  },
  "description": "The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence announced plans to establish four defence industry clusters, open military training areas for testing new products, and set up a new venture capital fund to support Lithuania's defence industry, focusing on explosives, drones, and maritime defence.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-03-14T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Photos in the article show Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė speaking at a press event, the public audience, and Lithuanian-made drones.",
    "Report specifies the creation of industry clusters and a dedicated venture capital fund."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Lithuania is planning to establish four defence industry clusters, open military training areas for testing the products, and set up a new venture capital fund to support the defence industry, Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė said on Friday.",
    "The defence industry clusters will be developed in the fields of explosives, drones, maritime defence, and engineering.",
    "Military training grounds will be opened for testing Lithuanian-made military products.",
    "The Ministry presented a support package for businesses developing new defence technologies and products."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512406/explosives-drones-maritime-defence-lithuanian-mod-presents-military-industry-plans"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Photos in the article show Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė speaking at a press event, the public audience, and Lithuanian-made drones.",
            "Report specifies the creation of industry clusters and a dedicated venture capital fund."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Explosives, drones, maritime defence: Lithuanian MoD presents military industry plans",
  "location_text": "Lithuania",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_793_1763938601_4260c693.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "The ??Lithuanian Ministry of Defence unveiled long-term plans to expand production of drones and naval defense systems.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512406/explosives-drones-maritime-defence-lithuanian-mod-presents-military-industry-plans"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania will boost domestic defence production via new clusters, R&D support, and testing ranges.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512406/explosives-drones-maritime-defence-lithuanian-mod-presents-military-industry-plans"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "14-Mar-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Lithuania presents military industry plans",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2512406/explosives-drones-maritime-defence-lithuanian-mod-presents-military-industry-plans",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "The ??Lithuanian Ministry of Defence unveiled long-term plans to expand production of drones and naval defense systems.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}