Event e140581a-664a-4eee-a3dd-ff1beaf768d2

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Latvia

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/15.11.2024-plans-...

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1y ago

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Summary

Headline: Plans for missile production in Latvia

Short Summary: Latvia to start commercial missile production, with prototypes under construction and first launches expected within a year.

Description

Latvia will begin commercial missile production in cooperation with Frankenberg Technologies, with first tests and prototypes already underway. Production aims to start within the next year, involving Latvian universities and engineers.

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The company Frankenberg Technologies, which produces air missiles, is active in Estonia, Ukraine, and Latvia, with first tests carried out and prototypes under construction. It is confident that production of commercial missiles could start within the next year in Latvia, Latvian Television reported on November 14.

This is truly a cooperation agreement was signed with Riga Technical University on Thursday November 14.

The prototype is expected to be turned into real trial products in six months. In the longer term, engineers are also intended to work in-house and develop the missiles.

"The agreement also provides that Frankenberg Technologies will support student bachelor's writing to carry out rocket science research that would not otherwise be funded."

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/15.11.2024-plans-for-missile-production-in-latvia.a576566/