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# Latvia signs EUR 10 million counter-drone R&D contracts with three firms
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-06-latvia-mod-counter-drone-contracts/
- Published: 2025-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:00:33.000Z
- Description: Latvia's Ministry of Defence signed research and development contracts with Origin Robotics, SAF Tehnika and Frankenburg Technologies for counter-drone interceptors, electronic warfare and guided missiles. Total investment could reach EUR 10 million under a roughly 65/35 defence industry split.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [EDR Magazine, 6 March 2025](https://www.edrmagazine.eu/latvia-awards-rd-contract-to-origin-robotics-for-counter-drone-technology?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish final contract values, delivery timelines or any EU-level funding beyond Latvia's national defence budget.

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