The Lithuanian Armed Forces (LAF) has opened Lithuanian Cyber Command (LTCYBERCOM) with the main aim of installing strategic- and tactical-level communications and information systems (CISs).
Opened on 1 January the command is a separate entity within the LAF. In addition to installing and managing CISs, the command is tasked with ensuring their interoperability within NATO, the national defence system, and other organisations' CISs.
LTCYBERCOM is also tasked with executing cyber operations for the security of the national defence system, the overall infrastructure of Lithuanian state CISs.
“Lithuanian Cyber Command is critical as an enabler of military planning and action co-ordination in cyberspace.  Many NATO allies have been practising it already. Strengthening cyber defence and effective cyber-incident management are cornerstone steps in protection against emerging threats and national security of the state,” Lithuania's Vice-Minister for National Defence Tomas Godliauskas said in a 3 January press release from the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND).
Following a decision in 2023 LTCYBERCOM was established in July 2024 after the Lithuanian parliament (Seimas) approved an amendment to the law on the “principal structure of the armed forces” proposed by the MND.
One of the first practical steps for LTCYBERCOM is the restructuring of the MND's information technology (IT) service to consolidate capabilities and delegate some functions to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Core Centre of State Telecommunications (KVTC) under the MND. The NCSC will carry out the role of the national cyber-security agency. 
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