Eraser
Latvian counter-drone interceptor deployed by the Latvian Armed Forces in mobile border teams from late May 2026 alongside Origin Robotics systems.
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Has Latvia's Eraser interceptor proved itself under live Russian jamming conditions?
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Deployed alongside Origin Robotics systems in Latvian border teams
Drones: Industry & Defence: Latvia puts drone hunters on the road- What is the Eraser counter-drone system used by Latvia?
- Eraser is a Latvian-developed interceptor drone used to engage hostile UAVs in the air. It is deployed by the Latvian Armed Forces in four-soldier mobile 4x4 units on the Russian border, tested at the NATO Sēlija range under live jamming conditions.Source: Defense News
- Why did Latvia deploy drone interceptors to its Russian border in 2026?
- Two Ukrainian drones, apparently diverted by Russian jamming, crashed on Latvian soil on 7 May 2026, one hitting an empty fuel depot. Latvia responded by deploying mobile intercept teams equipped with Eraser and Origin Robotics systems.Source: Defense News
- How does Latvia's Eraser interceptor differ from Origin Robotics BLAZE?
- Both are Latvian counter-drone interceptors deployed together in the same border teams. Origin Robotics has a formal multi-year framework agreement with the Latvian Armed Forces for BLAZE deliveries; Eraser operates alongside it. The precise technical differences between the two systems have not been published.Source: Defence-Industry.eu
Background
Latvia deployed mobile drone-intercept teams to its border with Russia in late May and early June 2026, equipping four-soldier units in 4x4 vehicles with Eraser interceptors alongside Origin Robotics' BLAZE systems. The deployment came directly after two UAVs crashed on Latvian territory on 7 May 2026, one striking an empty fuel depot; both incidents were attributed to Ukrainian drones diverted by Russian electronic jamming. Eraser was demonstrated at the Sēlija NATO testing range in central Latvia, where CEO Edgars Gauručs oversaw trials under live jamming conditions .
Eraser is a Latvian-developed counter-drone interceptor that engages hostile UAVs in the air. It operates within Latvia's emerging drone-interception industrial base alongside Origin Robotics, which signed a multi-year framework agreement with the Latvian Armed Forces for BLAZE deliveries. Latvia has positioned itself as a European counter-drone production hub: reporting from June 2026 indicates Eraser was building more interceptor units than continental demand could immediately absorb, suggesting an export-orientated production posture.
The border deployment represents a shift from reactive Incident Response to standing capability on NATO's eastern flank. Latvia's eastern frontier is among the most exposed in the alliance, and the pairing of mobile intercept teams with a border sound-sensor network signals an intent to create layered drone defence independent of heavy systems. Eraser's small-team employment model is directly transferable to other NATO flank nations facing similar low-cost drone incursion threats.