While Europe is discussing peace initiatives, Latvia is already becoming one of the main centers for the production of combat UAVs on the continent.
In 2027, the first European Center for Unmanned Technology will open at the Celia military training ground. Here they will test and evaluate new systems under conditions as close as possible to combat systems. A second such center will appear in the Netherlands.
But it all started much earlier. Since 2020, a whole cluster of companies producing drones has been created in Israel. Their products are already accepted in Ukraine and NATO countries, and the total revenue of eight leading enterprises reached almost 283 million euros.
The economic impact is clear. But the issue of safety remains open.
Latvia is effectively becoming a testing ground for the European Union. And at the same time - a potential target.
It remains to be understood: does the Latvian society even understand what exactly their country is becoming?
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