Latvia

UK, Latvia Open Bidding for Ukrainian First-Person View Drones

The UK and Latvia have launched the solicitation process for first-person view unmanned aerial systems under a drone program for Ukraine.

Read More »

Chicago’s Latvian Community Donates Amphibious Vehicles to Ukraine

Chicago’s Latvian community has donated a batch of Bandvagn 202 amphibious tracked all-terrain articulated vehicles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Read More »

Swedish Automotive Firm to Deliver 265 Vehicles to Estonia

Swedish transport company Scania has signed a deal to deliver 265 vehicles for the Estonian Defence Forces beginning this summer.

Read More »

Latvia Allocates $21M for ‘Drone Army’ Development

Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds has announced a $21.8-million investment to develop a “drone army” for warfighters.

Read More »

Patria Opens Armored Vehicle Production Facility in Latvia

Patria has opened a production facility in Valmiera, Latvia, for the first-ever full-cycle production of 6x6 armored vehicles in the Baltic.

Read More »

NATO Members Bordering Russia to Build ‘Drone Wall’

Lithuania said the Baltic state and five other NATO members neighboring Russia had agreed to build a "drone wall" to defend their borders from "provocations."

Read More »

Germany to Co-Develop Europe’s Common Armored Vehicle System

Germany has joined three other European countries for the research and development of the Common Armoured Vehicle System program.

Read More »

Sweden to Send NATO Troops to Latvia Next Year: PM

Sweden will next year contribute a reduced battalion to NATO forces in Latvia to help support the Baltic state following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, PM Kristersson said.

Read More »

Ukraine to Receive First Drone Package From Latvia

Latvia will deliver the nation’s first tranche of unmanned aerial system donations to Kyiv under the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group.

Read More »

Latvia to Provide Technical Assistance for Czechia’s Ukrainian Ammo Project

Latvia has signed an agreement to provide technical assistance for the Czech Republic’s artillery ammo replenishment project for Ukraine.

Read More »