{"id":282358,"date":"2025-09-28T18:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T17:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/latvia-europes-drone-powerhouse-amid-russian-incursions-into-nato-airspace-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T18:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T17:05:21","slug":"latvia-europes-drone-powerhouse-amid-russian-incursions-into-nato-airspace-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/latvia-europes-drone-powerhouse-amid-russian-incursions-into-nato-airspace-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia Europe&#8217;s drone powerhouse amid Russian incursions into NATO airspace | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/ThIZGdUtaXw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Latvia Europe's drone powerhouse amid Russian incursions into NATO airspace | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThIZGdUtaXw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As Russian incursions grow more frequent, Baltic countries are stepping up efforts to protect their airspace\u2014turning to drones as a key solution. Latvia has emerged as Europe\u2019s drone powerhouse, leading NATO\u2019s Drone Coalition for Ukraine. Meanwhile, in neighboring Lithuania, nine schools have launched drone training programs for children. Natalia Smolentceva reports from Taurage and Riga for DW.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#BalticStates #NATO #Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Russian incursions grow more frequent, Baltic countries are stepping up efforts to protect their airspace\u2014turning to drones as a key solution. Latvia has emerged as Europe\u2019s drone powerhouse, leading NATO\u2019s Drone Coalition for Ukraine. Meanwhile, in neighboring Lithuania, nine schools have launched drone training programs for children. 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