Latvian military to obtain drone systems under U.S. funding program

RIGA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Next year, the Latvian armed forces will obtain three unmanned aircraft systems that will be purchased with U.S. financial support, the Baltic country's public media reported Monday.

The United States has allocated 3 million U.S. dollars for the purchase of the drone systems, each of which consists of three drones, so Latvia will receive a total of nine drones, according to Latvian Defense Ministry.

The three RQ-20A systems will be supplied by the U.S. company AeroVironment and purchased under the U.S. Foreign Military Financing program to boost Latvia's surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, the Defense Ministry said.

AeroVironment is a developer and producer of unmanned aerial vehicles and the largest supplier of drones to the U.S. military, as well as many allied countries. Enditem