Land Warfare

EDA orders Carl-Gustaf ammo

11th June 2015

The European Defence Agency (EDA) placed an order for Saab's Carl-Gustaf ammunition on 11 June on behalf of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Poland. …

Defence Notes

Baltic nations explore joint air defence

1st June 2015

The defence ministers of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia agreed at a meeting on 28 May to look into the possible development of a mid-range joint …

Land Warfare

Cubic to supply MILES IWS to Latvian Army

8th December 2014

Cubic Corporation’s Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) Individual Weapon System (IWS) will be delivered to the Latvian Army under a foreign military sales contract …

Land Warfare

Latvia purchases surplus British Army armoured vehicles

5th September 2014

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 4 September that it has sold 123 surplus combat reconnaissance armoured vehicles to the Latvian Army in …

Land Warfare

EDA signs Carl-Gustaf ammunition contract with Saab

8th July 2014

Saab has signed a multi-annual framework agreement to provide Carl-Gustaf ammunition to the European Defence Agency (EDA) for its member states. The five-year agreement, announced …

Defence Helicopter

Swedish Helicopter Wing training by landing on icebreakers

12th March 2010

"Relative wind port twenty degrees, fifteen knots. Ready for landing!" The master of the icebreaker Atle give landing clearance to the helicopter K39 while the …

Defence Notes

airBaltic Training open for business in Riga

17th February 2010

airBaltic has announced the establishment of airBaltic Training at Riga International Airport, Latvia, to provide commercial aviation training for flight crews. “After a profitable year …

Defence Notes

Two new routes announced by airBaltic

11th January 2010

airBaltic is to launch flights from Riga to Umeå in Sweden and between Vilnius and London. The start date for the former is 29 March, …

Defence Notes

airBaltic passenger figures rise 6% in 2009

7th January 2010

airBaltic has reported that it transported a total of 2,757,404 passengers in 2009, some 6% more than during 2008. Bertolt Flick, president and CEO of …

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Drones (Ukraine Aid) [Latvia]

Programme Background In January 2024, the Ukrainian Defence Contact Group (UDCG), a multi-nation organisation that coordinates military aid for Ukraine, established a drone coalition partly led by Latvia. For ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6 CAVS (Latvia)

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform was first announced in December 2019, when ...

Special operations vehicles

MRZR 4 (Latvia)

Programme Background The Latvian Armed Forces have identified a need for off-road tactical military vehicles that will help to increase the responsiveness of its expeditionary ...

Special operations vehicles

MRZR 2 (Forecast) (Latvia)

Programme Background The Latvian Armed Forces have identified a need for off-road tactical military vehicles that will help to increase the responsiveness of its expeditionary ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6 CAVS (Sweden)

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform were first announced in December 2019, when ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Bayraktar TB2 (Latvia)

Programme Background Factory Visit On 7 June 2021, Baykar's official Twitter account announced that the Latvian Minister of Defence, Artis Pabrikis, had visited the Baykar ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6 CAVS (Finland)

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform was first announced in December 2019, when ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6 CAVS (Finland - Second Order)

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform was first announced in December 2019, when ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6 CAVS (Finland - Option)

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform was first announced in December 2019, when ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6 CAVS (Germany)

Programme Background  Programme History The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme brings together Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden to develop an armoured vehicle based on the ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Heavy Patria 6x6 [Finland - Option]

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform was first announced in December 2019, when ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Surplus CVR(T) (Latvia)

Latvia purchased several different variants of the CVR(T) including the FV103 Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle, FV104 Samaritan armoured ambulance, FV105 Sultan command vehicle, FV106 Samson ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

6x6 APC [Estonia]

Programme Background Programme History Estonia, Finland and Latvia's intention to jointly develop and procure a new APC platform was first announced in December 2019, when ...

Military UAS - mini

RQ-20A Puma (Latvia)

Programme Background The US DoD is financing military modernisation in the Baltic to improve the capabilities of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian militaries. This includes ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

High Mobility Armoured 4x4 Tactical Vehicles

Programme Background Requirement The procurement of high-mobility 4x4 armoured vehicles is part of an initiative to replace a diverse fleet of utility vehicles currently in ...

Crew-served grenade launchers

GMG

Heckler & Koch developed the 40mm Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) to meet the requirements of the German Army. The GMG has been selected by users ...

Land: battle management systems

ASOC

Under a contract awarded to Lockheed Martin by the USAF Electronic Systems Center in May 1997, the company is providing Air Sovereignty Operations Centers (ASOCs) ...

Land: air defence radar

TPS-77 MRR

The TPS-77 MRR is a multirole radar (MRR), designed for low power consumption and is the most transportable version of the TPS-77 product line. This ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Patria 6x6

Patria developed the Patria 6x6 APC, unveiled at the June 2018 Eurosatory exhibition, as a successor to the XA-series Pasi APC and to complement Patria's ...

Minehunters

Tripartite Class

A total of 45 Tripartite-class minehunters have been built, with the original intention that the three partner nations of Belgium, France and the Netherlands would ...

Military UGVs

Natrix

The Natrix is a multipurpose UGV developed by Brasa Defence Systems. Conceived to carry equipment and conduct CASEVAC in a wide range of environments, the system ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma AE

The Puma All Environment (AE), or RQ-20A in US terminology, is the first generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. Succeeded by the Puma 2 AE, which the ...

Land: air defence radar

AN/TPS-77

The AN/TPS-77 is an L-band medium-range ground-based air surveillance radar. The AN/TPS-77 uses an AESA and shares many characteristics and specifications with the company's AN/FPS-117, ...

Self-propelled guns

M109

The M109 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzer was developed from 1952-61 to meet US Army requirements. The original M109, equipped with an M126 155mm/23cal cannon, entered ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

CVR(T) Scimitar 2

The Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) family of lightweight armoured vehicles has been in continuous use with the British Army since its introduction in 1972. ...

Individual assault/anti-tank weapons

AT4/M136

The AT4 is an 84mm shoulder-launched, disposable, preloaded, recoilless weapon, ballistically characterised by a combination of a flat trajectory and low dispersion, attained through high ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Carl-Gustaf M3

The Carl-Gustaf M3 is the third generation of the 84mm shoulder-fired, recoilless antitank gun which was first fielded by the Swedish Army in 1946. Since ...

Armoured engineer vehicles

Husky 2G

The Husky 2G vehicle-mounted mine detector was developed by Critical Solutions International (CSI) in partnership with DCD Protected Mobility. The Husky 2G is a two-man ...

Special operations vehicles

Sportsman MV850

The Sportsman MV850 is derived from the Polaris Sportsman commercial 4x4 all-terrain vehicle and has been modified for military use. The MV850 seats one with ...

Crew-served assault/anti-tank weapons

Carl-Gustaf M4

In September 2014, Saab Dynamics introduced the Carl-Gustaf M4, the fourth generation of the widely deployed shoulder-fired 84mm recoilless weapon system. It describes the new ...