Event 621

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  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The article explicitly discusses a product launch in the defense tech sphere, names the new company (Origin), its founders, and describes the purpose and rapid deployment of the drone BEAK for modern warfare. Latvia is indicated by references to the startup’s prior background and Baltic context.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/airdogs-founders-are-back-with-a-precision-strike-drone-meant-for-modern-warfare/"
    ],
    "title": "??Origin Robotics raise  4 million in pre-seed funding for a precision-strike drone. (Techcrunch)"
  },
  "description": "Airdog's founders have launched 'Origin,' a defense tech startup focused on precision-strike drones designed for modern warfare scenarios. The company has introduced the 'BEAK' drone, highlighting rapid iteration and battlefield adaptability, reportedly influenced by lessons learned from the current conflict in Ukraine.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Article context directly references the development of military strike drones by a Latvian-founded startup, drawing on lessons learned from the Ukraine conflict.",
    "BEAK is described as a product specifically for battlefield use with a focus on adaptability and rapid production."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"A Latvian-founded hardware startup called Origin, which has quietly been building a new defense tech company, is breaking cover, having now launched a precision-strike drone called BEAK explicitly meant for modern battlefields.\"",
    "\"The BEAK is purpose-built as a precision-strike drone for modern warfare.\"",
    "\"The war in Ukraine has shown that warfare changes by the day. It's also clear that the tech used to make war today is costly.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/airdogs-founders-are-back-with-a-precision-strike-drone-meant-for-modern-warfare/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Article context directly references the development of military strike drones by a Latvian-founded startup, drawing on lessons learned from the Ukraine conflict.",
            "BEAK is described as a product specifically for battlefield use with a focus on adaptability and rapid production."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Airdog's founders are back with a precision-strike drone meant for modern warfare",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_621_1763933002_232d2ccf.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Origin Robotics raise  4 million in pre-seed funding for a precision-strike drone. (Techcrunch)",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/airdogs-founders-are-back-with-a-precision-strike-drone-meant-for-modern-warfare/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvian founders behind Airdog unveil 'BEAK,' a precision-strike drone, under their new defense company Origin, explicitly to meet modern battlefield requirements.",
  "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/airdogs-founders-are-back-with-a-precision-strike-drone-meant-for-modern-warfare/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "25-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Origin Robotics raise  4 million in pre-seed funding for a precision-strike drone. (Techcrunch)",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/airdogs-founders-are-back-with-a-precision-strike-drone-meant-for-modern-warfare/",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Origin Robotics raise  4 million in pre-seed funding for a precision-strike drone. (Techcrunch)",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}