Latvia procures the SPIKE anti-tank system

The Baltic European Union and NATO member has bought the SPIKE anti-tank missile system. This is the biggest defence contract in the 100 year old history of Latvia.

Contract was signed by the Latvian defence minister Raimonds Bergmanis and the managing directors of Eurospike Günter Lauer und Arie Lapidot

The contract contains several different members of the SPIKE family of missiles, and is also the first customer of the SPIKE SR (short range). In addition the LR2 (Long Range) is also being procured.

The contract was signed in the Defence Ministry in Riga by the Latvian defence minister Raimonds Bergmanis and the managing directors of Eurospike Günter Lauer und Arie Lapidot.

The Latvian armed forces will receive the weapons systems through regular deliveries until 2023. Defence Minister Raimonds Bergmanis remarked in an interview with Latvian television:

This is an important day, because anti-tank weapons are for us one of the most important systems. The acquisition of these weapons is a significant step in increasing the defence potential of the Latvian army.