At the margins of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed a Declaration of Cooperation on cross-border airspace.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania strengthen airspace cooperation Read More »
Estonia and Latvia will start negotiations with the German weapons manufacturer Diehl Defence for acquiring the IRIS-T SLM air defence system.
Estonia and Latvia to jointly buy IRIS-T SLM air defence system Read More »
The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale of the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System (NSM CDS) to Latvia.
Latvia to order Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System trough FMS Read More »
While Baltic security thinking has long been dominated by assessments of the risk of Russian military aggression in Europe, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was still a shock in its brutality and scale.
Baltic Defence Development: Adding Value to the Defence of the Baltic Sea Region Read More »
Estonia soon will select the medium-range air defence system. The procurement will be implemented in close cooperation with Latvia.
Estonia to choose medium-range air defence system in the coming weeks Read More »
The Republic of Latvia plans to build a coastal defence system equipped with anti-ship missiles.
Latvia to build coastal defence system with NSM missiles Read More »
The Latvian Air Force took delivery of two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at Lielvārde Air Force Base earlier in December.
Latvian Air Force receives new Black Hawk helicopters Read More »
Saab has received orders from the Latvian Ministry of Defence for ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle.
Saab receives order from Latvia for Carl-Gustaf ammunition Read More »
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.
Saab receives orders for short-range air defence systems from Latvia Read More »
The 5G test environment for defence innovations at Camp Ādaži is part of the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) program.
Latvia holds the world’s first NATO operational 5G experiment Read More »
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.
Europe’s first 5G testbed for defence receives new 5G networks from Nokia and Ericsson Read More »
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.
