On Wednesday, January 18, Latvian Defense Minister Ināra Mūrniece visited Kiev to meet with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada President Ruslan Stefanchuk. Following her meeting with… Continue reading "Latvia to Deliver a Range Of Military Aid to Ukraine, Including Additional Stinger MANPADS, Mi-17 Helicopters and Drones"
The THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) by Estonian firm Milrem Robotics is in service with the Indian Army. This was revealed in the Indian Parliament by Minister of State for… Continue reading "Indian Army Procures Milrem THeMIS UGV"
The baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have been staunch supporters of Ukraine. Lithuania’s military has been providing training of various sorts since 2015 and in 2023 looks to… Continue reading "Lithuania Plans Expansion of Ukrainian Training Program"
According to a 12 December announcement from BAE systems, Slovakia has signed a €1.3 billion ($1.37 billion) agreement for the purchase of 152 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). The agreement… Continue reading "Slovakia Orders More Than 150 CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles from BAE Systems"
On 1 December, the US Navy announced that it welcomed Latvia as the 11th member of the International Martine Security Construct (IMSC). The organization was formed in July 2019 to… Continue reading "Latvia Becomes 11th Member of the International Maritime Security Construct"
Norway has signed a contract with Polish defense company Mesko SA to procure Poland’s Piorun man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS). Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced on the 29… Continue reading "Norway Procures Polish PIORUN MANPADS"
The Bundeswehr fired a shipboard laser weapon for the first time ever, Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland announced in press releases on October 27. The German frigate Sachsen successfully engaged drones… Continue reading "Bundeswehr Tests Laser Weapon Against Drones From Frigate Sachsen"
On 6 September, the Latvian government expressed approval for reintroducing mandatory military service to the country. The Latvian Minister of Defense is expected to present a draft law to the… Continue reading "Latvia Planning to Bring Back Mandatory Military Service"
Estonian military robotics firm Milrem Robotics has confirmed that it delivered a THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle to Ukraine for use evacuating injured personnel at the end of August. In a… Continue reading "Milrem Confirms Delivery Of THeMIS Robot To Ukraine"
Sweden and Finland’s ambassadors to NATO signed the accession protocols for the two Nordic nations on Tuesday, officially starting the ratification process to make the countries full members of the… Continue reading "Sweden And Finland Sign NATO Accession Protocols"