Patria to supply additional 56 armoured vehicles to Latvia under CAVS programme
Finnish defence manufacturer Patria has reached an agreement with the Latvian Ministry of Defence to deliver an additional 56 armoured 6×6 vehicles.
Finnish defence manufacturer Patria has reached an agreement with the Latvian Ministry of Defence to deliver an additional 56 armoured 6×6 vehicles.
The ASCOD infantry fighting vehicle is already in service with the armed forces of Spain, Austria, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Philippines.
The defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland met on Friday in Daugavpils to discuss the possible financing of the Baltic Defence Line from the European Union budget.
NATO will hold a Digital Backbone Experimentation (DiBaX) at the 5G test site in Ādaži military base, Latvia, at the end of October 2024.
On September 13, Latvia’s Defence Minister, Andris Sprūds, visited the Ādaži military base to inaugurate the new M109 self-propelled howitzer simulators.
Patria has signed a Life Cycle Management (LCM) contract with Finland and Latvia for the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme, based on Patria 6×6 vehicle.
On August 5, Defence Partnership Latvia, a Patria majority-owned joint venture, handed over the first Latvian-made Patria 6×6 armoured personnel carrier to the Latvian National Armed Forces.
W5 Solutions has signed a 7-year framework agreement to supply state-of-the-art electronic targets to the Latvian Armed Forces.
Scania contributes to a historic modernisation of Estonian Defence Forces. Deliveries of 265 vehicles will start this summer.
Patria 6×6 vehicle was chosen as the platform for the CAVS programme, participated already by Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Germany.
A detachment of German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons are currently based at Lielvarde Air Base, where they’re tasked with ensuring the safety and security of the airspace over and around Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The Swedish Ministry of Defence announced a commitment of military support to NATO by planning the deployment of a battalion-sized force to Latvia.