In 1998, efforts to develop and strengthen the LTAF defence capabilities began under supervision of Col. Česlovas Braziulis.

That same year, Swedish Defence officials offered to donate weaponry, technical documentation and training programmes to for a battalion.

From 1999 to 2000 a group of LTAF troops took studies in military training institutions units in Sweden, where they received theoretical knowledge and practical experience working with battalion weaponry.

In September 2000, the Battalion received the first consignment of combat equipment from Sweden.

In June 2020 the first Battery of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) medium-range air defence systems procured from Norway was delivered to the Battalion.