ARAS (Lithuania)
  The ARAS, formally Lithuanian Police Anti-terrorist Operations Unit ARAS (Lithuanian: Lietuvos policijos antiteroristinių operacijų rinktinė ARAS), is the police tactical unit of the Lithuanian Police Force, established in 1991.[1] HistoryARAS's initial purpose was to suppress organized crime groups that were operating in Lithuania in 1990s.[2] In addition, they handled riot suppression, peace keeping, and escort.[2] In December 2004, the unit was admitted into the ATLAS Network of police tactical units of the European Union countries.[3] Aras does several hundred domestic and international operations in a typical year, most of which are never publicized.[4] StructureARAS consists of a:
The unit also has specialized CBRN defense, climber, combat medic, EOD, K-9, negotiation, reconnaissance, sniper, and tactical diver groups that are necessary to carry out the main functions ascribed to the unit. FunctionsThe main functions of ARAS are to:
EquipmentARAS operators use a variety of modern weapons, including:[7][8] Aras equipment also includes armored vehicles, boats, helicopters and various aerial, land and naval drones.[9][10][11] References
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