The U.K. Ministry of Defense said the NATO partnership is strengthened as Latvia buys 123 surplus combat reconnaissance armored vehicles for approximately $63.7 million. The deal includes overhauling and refurbishing the vehicles, which have been used in operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Purchase of the vehicles allows the Latvian armed forces better transport infantry, reconnaissance teams, air defense sections and mortar fire controllers, as well as provides vital battlefield capabilities including ambulances, armored command vehicles and armored recovery…
