The memorandum of understanding covers demonstrations, validation, data sharing and assessments of counter-drone performance. It also calls for the companies to develop a concept of operations for using BLAZE alongside deployed radars and other sensors connected through Lattice.
For operators, the proposed integration would place the interceptor within a wider command-and-control system rather than leave it to operate on its own. Lattice combines information from different sensors and systems, while BLAZE uses radar data to fly toward a target before acquiring, tracking and intercepting it under operator supervision.
“Integrating BLAZE with Anduril’s Lattice platform means our interceptors operate as part of a connected system, giving allied forces better visibility and faster response against evolving drone threats,” said Martins Marenis, ORIGIN’s commercial director. “That is what modern air defense requires, and it is what smaller nations along NATO’s eastern flank need to defend their own airspace effectively.”
The agreement was signed during a Latvian business mission to the United States held alongside President Edgars Rinkēvičs’s official visit. Organized by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, the mission includes New York, Los Angeles and San Diego and runs through September 27.
“The cooperation memorandum between ORIGIN and Anduril is a significant outcome of this trade mission,” said Ieva Jāgere, the agency’s director. “ORIGIN has come to the United States with defence technologies developed in Latvia and a clear proposal for cooperation, and the memorandum confirms Anduril’s interest in developing this cooperation.”
ORIGIN says BLAZE is available for immediate delivery and is the first NATO-codified autonomous interceptor drone. Latvia was the first European country to order and receive it, followed by Estonia, Belgium and France, according to the company.
