Canada will be fast-tracking the procurement of defense equipment for the NATO mission it leads in Latvia, which borders Russia and Belarus, Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday.
The equipment to be procured as urgent operational requirements includes portable anti-tank missiles, counter uncrewed aircraft systems, and air defense systems, Anand said in a speech to the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence.
Canada is preparing to boost its presence in Latvia, where it has its largest foreign military deployment, and "these new capabilities will further bolster the security of allied troops under Canadian manned on NATO's eastern flank," Anand said.
