Latvian Air Force receives new Black Hawk helicopters
The Latvian Air Force took delivery of two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at Lielvārde Air Force Base earlier in December.
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Saab receives order from Latvia for Carl-Gustaf ammunition
Saab has received orders from the Latvian Ministry of Defence for ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle.
Saab receives orders for short-range air defence systems from Latvia
Saab has received orders for the RBS 70 NG ground-based air defence system and the Giraffe 1X radar from the Latvian Ministry of Defence.
Latvia holds the world’s first NATO operational 5G experiment
The 5G test environment for defence innovations at Camp Ādaži is part of the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) program.
Europe’s first 5G testbed for defence receives new 5G networks from Nokia and Ericsson
The testbed, originally launched by telecommunications innovator LMT in collaboration with the Latvian National Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence, has been in operation since November of 2020.
Finland and Patria support Latvian defence
Patria’s new 6×6 armoured troop-carrying vehicles were deployed with the Latvian infantry on the multinational Exercise Arrow 22, hosted by Finland, during the first two weeks of May.
NATO Allies enhance readiness in Latvia exercise
NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Latvia took part in the exercise as part of Latvia’s Mechanised Infantry Brigade.
ECA Group to provide underwater drones to the Latvian Navy
Latvian Navy to modernise three ships with ECA Group’s mine countermeasure solution.