Canada Will Send Helicopters to Latvia Next Year, Defence Minister Says

Published on December 15, 2023

Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be sent to Latvia next year as part of a NATO deterrence mission, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced on Dec. 15 during a visit to the Baltic country. Mr. Blair and defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre are meeting with Latvian leaders and visiting Canadian troops at Camp Ādaži, just outside Riga, where Canada leads a NATO battle group. NATO—which also has battle groups in Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia—has plans to scale up to brigades all along its eastern flank in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Canada has already said it will double its troops in Latvia to around 2,200 by 2026, and will contribute a squadron of 15 Leopard 2 tanks plus associated personnel....

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