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Latvian Air Force (Latvian: Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the National Armed Forces. [2] The first air force (AF) units were established in 1919 and re-established in 1992. It has no air combat capability, thus the defense of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO , with rotating detachments of four aircraft to Lithuania at ...
Roundel. Flag. Aircraft flown. Helicopter. AS365, UH-60M. Transport. C-27J, L-410, Cessna 172. The Lithuanian Air Force or LAF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos karinės oro pajėgos, abbreviated as LK KOP) is the military aviation branch of the Lithuanian armed forces. It is formed from professional military servicemen and non-military personnel.
Pelegrin Limited. Status. In production (2018) Primary user. Latvian Air Force. Developed from. Millennium Master. The Pelegrin Tarragon is a Latvian ultralight aircraft that is produced by Pelegrin Limited of Ādaži, introduced in 2010. The aircraft is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
A Latvian Army soldier uses hand signals to communicate with his comrades during exercise Saber Junction 15. Note the LATPAT camouflage pattern and BEAR-II vest. The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes: LatPat, Multi-LatPat and WoodLatPat (Latvian digital camouflage uniform). Norwegian BEAR-II load bearing armor system; Kevlar ...
In the spring of 1940 Latvian Air Force pilots made the first test flights of the VEF I-16 prototype. After the occupation of Latvia in June 1940, the Soviet authorities ordered that all VEF aircraft be removed from Spilve Airport and, a few weeks later, all parts fabrication and assembly work was ordered suspended pending further instructions from Moscow.
1940. Primary users. Latvian Air Force. Luftwaffe. Number built. 6. VEF I-17 was a Latvian trainer aircraft (intended also as a fighter) designed in 1939 by Latvian aircraft designer Kārlis Irbītis. The I-17 was test flown in early 1940 and almost immediately accepted by Latvian Air Force. It was produced by the VEF factory in Riga .
The base was transferred from Russia to Latvia in 1994. It now forms the core of operations for the Latvian Air Force. Between 2007 and 2014 the air base underwent a major modernization, including the construction of a new administrative headquarters building opened in 2009, and a state-of-the-art runway and taxiways.
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