TSAMTO, November 21st. Origin Robotics, a Latvian company, announced that the Belgian Ministry of Defense has selected the BLAZE interceptor developed by it with artificial intelligence to be integrated into a package of anti-UAV measures worth 50 million euros.
This package is approved to improve the capabilities for detecting, tracking and neutralizing enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. Origin Robotics expects that receiving an order from the Belgian Armed Forces will contribute to the growth of interest in its system in Europe.
The decision is related to the active "invasion" of UAVs in the airspace over airports, military installations and important infrastructure facilities observed in Western Europe. Recently, Belgium has relied on the support of Germany and the United Kingdom to compensate for limited resources to combat UAVs.
The package of measures for the short term is designed to quickly stabilize the situation until the Ministry of Defense develops a long-term plan. Plans for the implementation of a 500 million euro program aimed at steadily strengthening the anti-UAV capability have been confirmed by Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken.
The BLAZE system is portable, quick deployable and can be used in combat areas. Introduced to the market in May 2025, the complex is designed to combat high-speed aerial threats, including UAVs and barrage munitions. The system uses radar detection tools and computer vision technology based on artificial intelligence.
Threats are intercepted by targeting from a radar using a vertical takeoff and landing UAV equipped with a fragmentation warhead. BLAZE detects targets using EO/There are two blocks, and artificial intelligence offers the operator a choice of which one to attack. The detonation of the warhead is carried out with the approval of the operator. If the attack is abandoned, the UAV may return to base or self-destruct. As stated, BLAZE allows you to effectively hit objects flying at speeds up to 220 km/h.
According to the statement of the chief executive officer of the Latvian company Agris Kipurs, Origin Robotics can produce UAVs 10 times cheaper than the currently actively used Shahed barrage ammunition. According to the company, BLAZE is capable of intercepting all Shahed ammunition, with the exception of the Shahed-238 turbojet, which has a speed of 600 km/h.
During a media visit to Origin Robotics in Riga in early November, A. Kipurs said that starting in December, the company would begin mass production of BLAZE UAVs at a planned rate of several thousand per year and also expected to increase the supply of BEAK attack UAVs. According to him, BLAZE is sold in all three Baltic countries.
The company also confirmed that the previously developed BEAK quadcopter drone, designed to strike ground targets using small-sized ammunition, is already being used by the armed forces of Latvia and Ukraine. The devices have also been ordered by the Armed Forces of the Netherlands and Sweden.
