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 "slug": "germany-four-eurofighters-lielvarde-latvia-3-october-election-week-drone-violations-enhanced-air-policing-north-uedem-amari",
 "title": "Germany Sends Four Eurofighters to Lielvārde for the Week of Latvia's 3 October Election — Riga Asked After Repeated Drone Violations",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-four-eurofighters-lielvarde-latvia-3-october-election-week-drone-violations-enhanced-air-policing-north-uedem-amari/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/germany-four-eurofighters-lielvarde-latvia-3-october-election-week-drone-violations-enhanced-air-policing-north-uedem-amari/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-09-16T20:00:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-22T20:00:20.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 16 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The German defence ministry said on 16 September that four Eurofighters of Tactical Air Wing 74 from Neuburg, with a small contingent in the mid double digits, will operate from Lielvārde for about a week from late September to early October, covering Latvia's parliamentary election on 3 October\n * Latvia requested the support, the ministry says, because of \"repeated airspace violations with UAVs/drones over the Baltic countries\"\n * The ai",
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 "tags": [
  "ops-operations",
  "air-space",
  "central-eastern-europe"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "eurofighter",
  "germany",
  "italy",
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