Directorate of Defence

09/06/2026

Collective security relies on strong partnerships

During a working visit of Minister of Defence of Lithuania in Luxembourg, Ministers .kaunas and discussed European defence readiness, NATO, military support to Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, bilateral defence cooperation and the growing role of space in Defence.

Lithuania is a close Ally and trusted partner of Luxembourg. Currently, 7 .armei soldiers are contributing to the NATO Multinational Battlegroup of in Lithuania.

Lithuania was the first user of the GovSat-1 🛰️ capability, the first communications satellite of the public-private joint venture of and the Luxembourg Government. With the signature ✍️ of a Letter of Intent both Ministers confirmed their ambition to elevate the already existing cooperation to a new level.

As part of this new cooperation framework, Luxembourg Defence will continue to provide GovSat-1 capacities to Lithuania, and a future contribution of LUXEOSys Earth Observation imagery will be examined once system operational.

Both Ministers also visited the SES and LuxGovSat Headquarters in Betzdorf.

Finally, they met with Members of the Parliamentary Committees on Defence, Foreign Affairs and the Delegation of Luxembourg to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

📸 SIP / Claude Piscitelli
📸 MAE

20/05/2026

Méi Investitiounen an eis Defense bis 2029 - Eng néideg Äntwert an engem schwierege Kontext

An Zäite vu multiple Krisen, mat enger Rei Kricher a Konflikter, mat engem ganz ugespaanten a volatile geopolitesche Kontext, ass et essentiel, dass mir an déi national, europäesch an transatlantesch Sécherheet an Defense investéieren.

Dofir wäert Lëtzebuerg progressiv a klenge Schrëtt bis 2029 méi a seng Defense investéieren. D’Ministesch Backes huet haut de Plang an der Chamber presentéiert.

Iwwert déi nächst 3 Joer wäert de Lëtzebuerger Effort de défense graduell all Joer ëm 0,1% vum RNB an d’Luucht goen. Vun haut 2% op 2,3% bis 2029.

Eng konsequent Investitioun an eis national Defense an an ee méi staarkt Europa. Et geet drëms credibel Kapazitéiten op d’Been ze stellen déi zur Verteidegung vun eisem Land, an och zur kollektiver Defense, bäidroen.

Nieft de klore Schwéierpunkte vum binationale Batailloun, deen eis Arméi mat der Belsch opbaue wäert, an der Loftverdeedegung a Rakéitenofwier, wäerte mir a konkret Projeten investéieren, déi eis Wirtschaft stäerken an Aarbechtsplaze schafen – zum Beispill am Space oder Cyber. A mat engem Fokus op Recherche an Developpment wäerte mir an Zukunftstechnologien investéieren.

E weidere wichtege Pilier vun eisen Investitioune bleift d’militäresch Ënnerstëtzung vun der Ukrain. Eis an hir Sécherheet si ganz direkt liéiert.

12/05/2026

Enhancing European Defence Readiness.

Today, Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes was in Brussels for a session of the Foreign Affairs Council on Defence.

EU Defence Ministers, together with their Ukrainian colleague Fedorov via videocall, discussed the implementation of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan and enhanced EU-Ukraine defence industrial cooperation.

On European Defence Readiness, Luxembourg welcomes the EU initiatives to ramp up the European defence industrial and technological base and progress on the military Schengen package.

At the European Defence Agency Steering Board, ahead of the FAC Defence, Minister Backes expressed Luxembourg’s full support to scale up the Agency, which has become a key driver in capability development, research and technology in the defence sector.

💬 ❝For the past two years, Luxembourg has been the biggest EU contributor to EDA Research & Technology related activities. We believe that R&T supports long-term capability preparedness and enables Europe to anticipate, rather than follow, global defence technology developments.❞

09/05/2026

30/04/2026

Mat voller Force zeréck a Rumänien

Haut, no enger Transformatiounsphas vun engem Joer, re-deployéieren eis Zaldotinnen an Zaldoten nees a voller Force an d’Forward Land Forces NATO FLFBG Romania vun der NATO a Rumänien.

Si wäerten d’Reconnaissance-Kapazitéite vun der multinationaler Kampftrupp, ënner franséischem Commandement, an d’Dissuasioun géint all Zort vu Menace op der NATO Ostflank stäerken. Schëller u Schëller mat Alliéierten aus der Belsch, Frankräich, Spuenien an der Host Nation Rumänien.

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🇬🇧Luxembourg is back in full force in Romania

Today, after a one year transformation period, soldiers of the Luxembourg Armed Forces re-deployed in full force to the NATO Forward Land Forces in Romania.

They will enhance ground reconnaissance capabilities of the multinational battlegroup led by France, ready to deter any threat on the Alliance’s eastern flank, alongside Allies from Belgium, France and Spain and Host Nation Romania.



🇫🇷Le Luxembourg de retour en force en Roumanie

Aujourd’hui, après une période de transformation d’un an, les soldates et soldats de l’Armée luxembourgeoises ont été redéployés en force au sein des Forward Land Forces de l’OTAN en Roumanie.

Ils renforceront les capacités de reconnaissance terrestre du bataillon multinational sous commandement français, prêt à dissuader toute menace sur le oriental de l’Alliance, aux côtés des Alliés belges, français et espagnols ainsi que de la nation hôte, la Roumanie.

29/04/2026

Eng Sektioun leede fänkt hei un! 🔥

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25/04/2026

24/04/2026

Working visit of Latvia’s Minister of Defence in Luxembourg - received by a guard of honour of the .armei

Luxembourg and Latvia are close Allies and strategic partners. For years, we have provided financial support for military infrastructure projects in Latvia, including the construction of barracks at the Ādaži military base, which hosts the

Ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara in July 2026, the visit also provided an opportunity to discuss NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, particularly on its eastern flank, and the Alliance’s political priorities.

Both, Latvia and Luxembourg are staunch supporters of Ukraine and their fight for freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity. A commitment strongly reaffirmed by the Ministers.

The importance of Space and satellite capabilities for defence, a priority capability development area for Luxembourg, was another topic on the agenda. Ministers Backes and Sprūds were able to further their discussions on cooperation in the space sector during a joint visit to & LuxGovSat Headquarters in Betzdorf.