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El Pais learned about plans to deploy anti-aircraft missile systems in Latvia

The country is going to deploy a battery of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems in the Baltic republic as a sign of NATO's commitment. The Alliance will hold a summit in Madrid on June 29 and 30 Pais learned about plans to deploy anti-aircraft missile systems in Latvia” />

Spain is going to deploy anti-aircraft missile systems in Latvia, El País newspaper reports, citing government sources.

“Spain will strengthen its contingent in Eastern Europe as a sign of its commitment to NATO, which will hold a historic summit in Madrid a month later, on June 29 and 30,” writes the publication.

We are talking about deploying a battery of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems in the Baltic republic to protect “against a possible Russian air attack.”

This air defense system is equipped with six Fire-and-forget AMRAAM missiles (“launched and forgotten”) ; such missiles do not require further control after launch and can hit a target outside the line of sight) and a Sentinel radar with a range of seven to ten kilometers, the publication clarifies.

Thus, Spain will increase the number of its military personnel in Latvia by 90-100 people, writes Crónica Global. About 500 Spanish soldiers are already at the base in Adazi, 120km from the border with Russia, under the command of Canada.

In March, Latvian President Egils Levits announced the need for a permanent presence of American troops in the country. According to him, the NATO contingent should be located on the eastern flank in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, which would be a “powerful signal” for Russia. about the readiness of the alliance to protect its member countries.

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