Frankenburg Opens Riga Missile Plant, Targets 100 Missiles a Day
According to Defence Industry Europe, Frankenburg opened a missile assembly site in Riga, describing it as “the first affordable air defence missile production facility in the world.”
| Company | Frankenburg Technologies |
| Location | Riga, Latvia |
| Target | Up to 100 missiles/day (end 2026) |
| Class | Affordable air defence missile |
| Date | 23 June 2026 |
Cheap Missiles, High Volume
The war in Ukraine showed that spending costly interceptors on cheap drones and missiles is unsustainable, driving demand for low-cost, mass-producible air defence missiles. Frankenburg’s Baltic plant aims to meet that need with high-volume production.
Production in the Baltics
Baltic states near Russia are both strengthening and localising air defence. Local production brings supply continuity and rapid resupply in a crisis.
Why It Matters for Turkey
Affordable air defence is also a Turkish focus. Roketsan SUNGUR man-portable air defence missiles and low-cost counter-UAS solutions answer the costly-interceptor problem domestically — Turkey produces missile, launcher and sensor at home.
Cost-effective interception is decisive in the drone age. Turkey’s indigenous missile-production capacity feeds its own layered defence and gives an export edge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will the plant make?
Affordable air defence missiles; target up to 100 a day by end 2026.
Why cheap missiles?
Spending costly interceptors on cheap drones is unsustainable; low-cost missiles fix the balance.
Turkey’s equivalent?
Roketsan SUNGUR and low-cost counter-UAS missiles.
Bottom Line
Frankenburg’s Riga plant reflects a global shift toward cheap, mass-producible air defence missiles. Turkey is among the states answering this need domestically with Roketsan SUNGUR.
Sources
- Defence Industry Europe — plant detail
