The National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia is set to acquire RQ-20A Puma tactical hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from US-based technology company AeroVironment.

The Latvian Armed Forces intends to use more than $3m of US financial support for the procurement of the Puma drones, which would help strengthen the country’s surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

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Under the scope of the US Government’s foreign military funding programme, the Latvian Army will receive three RQ-20A Puma UAS that are slated to be delivered next year.

“The US has so far invested more than $70m on a range of training and military resource acquisition programmes for the Baltic armies.”

In 2016, the National Armed Forces of Latvia developed a targeted surveillance and detection concept. The procurement is expected to help meet the requirements of a UAS concept that the country is implementing.

For more than 20 years, the US has been offering military aid to Latvia through different assistance programmes.

A wide range of equipment and devices such as communication systems, night vision devices and vehicles have been delivered to strengthen the Latvian Armed Forces.

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Following the US-Baltic summit on 3 April, the US Government decided to allocate approximately $100m to acquire large-calibre ammunition for the armed forces of the Baltic nations.

The US has so far invested in more than $70m on a range of training and military resource acquisition programmes for the Baltic armies.

With an 8.5ft wingspan and weight of 12.5lb, AreoVironment’s Puma UAS is a lightweight, single-engine, hand-launched drone that provides aerial observation at line-of-sight ranges up to 10km.

AreoVironment is claimed to be the biggest small UAS supplier of the US Army and several other allied forces.