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These include coastal defense against enemy ships, artillery systems, and medium-range air defense systems, she said, as quoted by local news agency LETA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is expected that we will reach [defense spending of] 3 percent of the GDP by 2027, but with these faster-moving projects, I think that we will reach 3 percent of the GDP before 2027,\u201d M\u016brniece said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three Baltic states have accelerated their missile and artillery acquisition programs in response to the lessons learned from Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. Should Latvia place an order for Lockheed Martin\u2019s HIMARS weapons, it could become the third Baltic nation to operate the long-range, mobile rocket launchers in the future. Last December, Estonia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/12\/05\/estonia-buys-himars-as-eastern-allies-boost-artillery-arsenals\/\">signed<\/a> a deal with the United States to purchase six of the weapons, and the same month Lithuania and the U.S. government inked a contract for as many as eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NSM is a sea-skimming, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile developed by U.S. Raytheon and Norway\u2019s Kongsberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 2023, Riga plans to allocate close to \u20ac987 million, roughly $1 billion, to its defense budget, or about 2.25% of the Latvian GDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Latvia is advancing its project to reinstate mandatory military service after ending conscription in 2007, with a relevant bill awaiting a vote by the parliament. 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