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Establish a Tier-2 heavy-manufacturing partnership model based at qualified, established industrial facilities in the Baltic States (e.g., Latvia): providing defence tech developers and start-ups with immediate access to industrial foundry, forging, precision machining, and heavy welding infrastructure to rapidly scale hardware production (such as robotic chassis, mounts, and protective structures). An integral part of this initiative is close collaboration with local accelerators and defence innovation hubs (e.g. UniLab in Latvia) to identify promising technologies and connect innovators with industrial partners.

THE CHALLENGE

Defence SMEs and technology start-ups lack heavy-industrial infrastructure, specialised tooling, and Tier-2 manufacturing partners; setting up new production sites takes years and significant capital, delaying the deployment of combat-proven hardware.

PROPOSED ACTION

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RESPONSIBLE STAKEHOLDERS

Research institutes, universities and think tanks

TIMELINE

12 months

TARGET

The Tier-2 shared-manufacturing framework is fully operational, with a verified test batch delivered and at least 3-5 defence SMEs utilising the plant's heavy-industrial capacity.