| Lithuanian Police Anti-terrorist Operations Unit ARAS | |
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| Lietuvos policijos antiteroristinių operacijų rinktinė ARAS | |
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| Active | 1991 – present |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Agency | Lithuanian Police Force |
| Type | Police tactical unit |
| Operations jurisdiction | National |
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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.
ARAS's initial purpose was to suppress organized crime groups that were operating in Lithuania in 1990s. In addition, they handled riot suppression, peace keeping, and escort.
In December 2004, the unit was admitted into the ATLAS Network of police tactical units of the European Union countries.
Aras does several hundred domestic and international operations in a typical year, most of which are never publicized.
ARAS 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.
The main functions of ARAS are to:
ARAS operators use a variety of modern weapons, including:
Aras equipment also includes armored vehicles, boats, helicopters and various aerial, land and naval drones.
Keliose operacijose per 20 metų teko dalyvauti „Aro" pareigūnams, šiandien jau niekas suskaičiuoti negali, nes vien pernai, pasak V.Grabausko, rinktinės vyrai dalyvavo 206 kovinėse operacijose.
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