DK NEJET Group Hosts Latvian Minister of Defence

Visit reinforced the group’s commitment to building the future of European defence together, strengthening cooperation across Ukraine, Latvia, Norway and the wider European defence industrial base.

DK NEJET hosted Raivis Melnis, Latvian Minister of Defence, at the production facility of DK UNITY, a DK NEJET Group company. The visit gave the Minister a direct look at how the group turns frontline experience into fielded capability, and opened a conversation about what comes next for Latvia’s role in Europe’s defence industrial base.

“We wanted the Minister to see real work, not just a presentation,” said the CEO of DK UNITY. “There’s a team in Latvia developing new solutions every day, scaling production, working with international partners, and moving fast. Modern defence technology moves quickly, and success depends on how fast industry can respond to what the armed forces actually need.”

That speed is showing up in the numbers. “We’re planning to scale our current production capacity 3x in the next quarter,” said the сo-founder of DK NEJET Group. “With long-term contracts in place, we could scale 6x from current numbers. None of this would have been realistic without local support from our Ministry of Defence.”

Visitors toured active production lines and engaged directly with DK UNITY’s engineering and leadership teams on current capabilities and priorities within software-defined defence architecture.

“Our production base in Latvia makes us part of the national defence ecosystem,” the CEO added. “It lets us hold a continuous dialogue with the Ministry, understand the state’s needs directly, and convert the feedback into technology and production capacity that strengthens Latvia’s security.”

Looking ahead, DK UNITY sees this visit as the start of deeper engagement, not a one-off. “We see this as a step toward a more systemic, long-term relationship with Latvia’s Ministry of Defence. The next stage means understanding the specific needs of the National Armed Forces of Latvia and adapting our technology and production capabilities around them. We’re ready to join working groups, help shape requirements, run testing and pilot projects, and build this around long-term partnership rather than individual deliveries.”

“We also see real potential in localizing production further, developing critical components, training operators, and building new autonomous solutions for national defence together.“

“We expect steady growth in support from Latvia’s Ministry of Defence, and we’re working to bring our autonomous solutions to market, including for the National Armed Forces of Latvia (NBS),” said DK NEJET co-founder. 

Latvia’s role in that future extends beyond production. It was noted that Latvian industry is positioned to help define the technology itself: “Latvian enterprises today aren’t only capable of executing on requirements. We can initiate the technological solutions that both the National Armed Forces and international partners will need next.”

Building the future together remains the guiding principle behind DK UNITY’s partnerships across the broader European defence community. The group continues to expand its cooperation with government, industry, and research partners.