Its aim is to promote the development of the sector, represent members' interests, exchange experience and cooperate with national and EU institutions.

SAPRA - the International Association of Defence Products Manufacturers – and Baltic Photonics participated in the Germany-Latvia Defence Industry Days, representing the defence, technology, and innovation ecosystem and reinforcing the importance of cross-sector cooperation.

Head of Communications Ani Andronikashvili and representatives of the Administrative Department R&D visited the Latvian SOS Children’s Villages Association, where they met with Dace Straume, Corporate Partnership Manager, and Anita Vaivode, Head of the Valmiera SOS Children’s Village.

At the end of October, Riga hosted the Denmark-Latvia Defence Industry Days - an event dedicated to strengthening cooperation between the defence industries of both countries and promoting new initiatives in the field of defence and dual-use technologies.

The Defence Industry Advisory Council convened at the Ministry of Defence to discuss the use of the SAFE instrument, planned activities within the defence industry, and the latest developments in the sector.