Event 870

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV-BY-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct evidence from published field trial, photographic proof of the drone killer system, and detailed reporting from a credible regional defense source.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://balticsentinel.eu/8244586/video-latvians-have-developed-an-effective-drone-killer"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvians develop anti-drone weapon called \"Eraser\""
  },
  "description": "Latvian engineers have developed and demonstrated a specialized drone system, referred to as a 'drone killer', designed to intercept, capture, and neutralize hostile commercial and military drones. The article describes the increasing need for such counter-UAS technologies due to growing drone threats in the region and highlights successful field trials in Latvia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-07T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Photograph and description of Latvian-developed drone killer system.",
    "Discussion of field testing and potential deployment against modern drone threats."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Latvians have developed a drone killer that can neutralize hostile drones in a matter of seconds.",
    "The devices have already been successfully tested in Latvia and may be used for homeland defence, border protection and safeguarding critical infrastructure."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://balticsentinel.eu/8244586/video-latvians-have-developed-an-effective-drone-killer"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Photograph and description of Latvian-developed drone killer system.",
            "Discussion of field testing and potential deployment against modern drone threats."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "VIDEO ⟩ Latvians Have Developed an Effective Drone Killer",
  "location_text": "Latvia (field outside, rural setting visible in imagery)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_870_1763941147_05c17cf6.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvia unveils new anti-drone tech to counter ??UAV threats; shown in video demo.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://balticsentinel.eu/8244586/video-latvians-have-developed-an-effective-drone-killer"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvian engineers unveiled an effective drone interception and neutralization system, field-tested to counter hostile drone incursions.",
  "url": "https://balticsentinel.eu/8244586/video-latvians-have-developed-an-effective-drone-killer"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV-BY-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "7-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvians develop anti-drone weapon called \"Eraser\"",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://balticsentinel.eu/8244586/video-latvians-have-developed-an-effective-drone-killer",
  "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": "??Latvia unveils new anti-drone tech to counter ??UAV threats; shown in video demo.",
  "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)": ""
}