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 "slug": "latvia-first-hunter-mednieks-ascod-infantry-fighting-vehicle-84-by-2029-valmiera",
 "title": "Latvia Takes Delivery of Its First ASCOD-Based Hunter Infantry Fighting Vehicle — 84 by 2029, Final Assembly at Valmiera",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/latvia-first-hunter-mednieks-ascod-infantry-fighting-vehicle-84-by-2029-valmiera/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/latvia-first-hunter-mednieks-ascod-infantry-fighting-vehicle-84-by-2029-valmiera/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-10-07T19:58:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-08T19:58:43.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiga, 7 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Latvia's National Armed Forces took delivery of the first Mednieks, or Hunter, infantry fighting vehicle on 7 October in the presence of Raivis Melnis, the defence minister; the ministry puts all 84 in service by 2029\n * An ASCOD-based design from GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas, it was unveiled in April and formally accepted in September; final assembly and through-life support run at Valmiera through Defence Partnership Latvia, a joint venture o",
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  "ground-defense",
  "central-eastern-europe"
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  "sweden",
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