Armée de terre lettonne

[Serge]

Une des petites armées des pays baltes dont on parle peu :

Latvia and UK Sign the Letter of Intent On Mechanization of Land Force Infantry Brigade

(Source: Latvian Ministry of Defence; issued Feb 27, 2014)

Latvia and the UK have signed an MoU for the purchase of 120 ex-British Army CVR(T) armored vehicles for a nominal price to equip a Latvian infantry brigade. A final contract is expected by May. (UK MoD photo)

On February 27 Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Vējonis and British Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond signed the Letter of Intent regarding the cooperation on the mechanization project of the Latvian Land Force Infantry brigade.

Under the protocol, the two countries have committed to concluding a bilateral agreement on the purchase of used and upgraded combat vehicles at the end of May 2014. The price of the combat vehicles and other issues concerning the purchase will be specified. Latvia is currently planning to acquire 120 “Combat Vehicles Reconnaissance (Tracked)”.

The purchase of the British combat vehicles will cost an estimated 70 million euros. Part of the sum has already been allocated. 1.79 million euros have already been allocated to the mechanization project, and it is planned to assign 12.27 million euros in 2015 and 16.29 million euros in 2016.

“This is the first step in a long term project in National Armed Forces development and a significant investment in the strengthening our defence capabilities,” emphasized Raimonds Vējonis. “Due to the financial austerity the mechanization of Infantry brigade has been postponed for too long, but it is very important for the development of our army. It is a challenging task.”

Philip Hammond expressed his satisfaction about excellent bilateral relations of Latvia and the UK and noted that the Letter of Intent is a logical continuation in the long term practical cooperation which has contributed to strengthening Latvian defence capabilities.

The Letter of Intent was signed during the meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels, Belgium.

The evaluation of different options for the mechanization project started in 2012. The process of choosing equipment was gradual and consisted of several stages, including working on detailed operational requirements of the vehicles and a market research.

At the end of 2013 Cabinet of Ministers (CM) made a decision to support the Land Force Infantry brigade development as one of the main priorities in the field of defence. The mechanization project will be divided in two stages.

Based on market research, the Ministry of Defence of Latvia has started the negotiations with Ministry of Defence of the UK about purchasing their used high quality military vehicles.

The Mechanization project will last until 2020 and the costs thereof reach LVL 168.44 million. During this project it is planned to purchase armoured personnel carriers, because at the moment there is no equipment at the disposal of the Latvian army that would ensure safe movement of soldiers in the region of international operations.

Modifié le 28 février 2014 par Serge

[Ciders]

De quelle variante du CVR(T) les Lituaniens se dotent-ils ? Je ne le vois pas dans ce texte.

 

Ce qui me paraît curieux, c'est qu'ils ont déjà près de 250 M-113 en rayon. Et niveau effectifs, ils sont assez peu nombreux, surtout quand on ne prend pas en compte les réservistes.

[Serge]

Défaut de traduction de ma part. C'est la Lettonie.

[Ciders]

Vu sous cet angle, cet achat est plus compréhensible. Les Lettons n'avaient vraiment pas grand chose. Et pour la version ? Des Spartan ?

[Serge]

Je ne connais pas les détails. Il me semble qu'ils ont surtout des XA-185 de mémoire. Non ?

[Ciders]

Je sais que les Estoniens ont des Sisu XA-185 et d'autres variantes, mais pas les Lettons à ma connaissance. Eux n'ont que des Bv 206 de fabrication suédoise, et peut-être quelques BTR ex-soviétiques.

[Serge]

Ça doit être ça.

[collectionneur]

L'armée lettonne à donc commander en début de mois 123 blindés de la famille des transport de troupe Spartan britannique que les anglais avait retirer du service pour 39,4 millions de livres sterling.

Livraison d'ici 2016 :

http://www.army-technology.com/news/newsuk-sells-surplus-combat-reconnaissance-armoured-vehicles-to-latvia-4363305

http://news2night.com/fr/news/foto-britantsy-pokazyvajut-zhiteljam-latvii-voennuju-tehniku

4 versions à priori  de la famille des Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), pas de char léger scorpion à priori et n'ont n'évoque pas la version antichar :

 

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Vehicle_Reconnaissance_%28Tracked%29

 

* Véhicule blindé de transport Spartan

* Véhicule de commandement Sultan

* Engin de dépannage Samson

* Ambulance Samaritan

Modifié le 13 septembre 2014 par collectionneur