Frankenburg Technologies has opened its Riga Weapon System and Missile Assembly Factory, “establishing the first missile production facility in the Baltic region and the first operational step in the company’s FieldFoundry manufacturing model for affordable, high-volume missile system production,” said the company in a press announcement.
The Riga site supports production of Frankenburg’s Mark I guided air defence missile system, including missile electronics assembly, weapon system assembly, fire control system integration, production testing and quality control. Mark I is Frankenburg’s first affordable guided air defence missile system developed to counter mass drone and aerial threats. It is designed to reduce the cost of interception by more that 10× and enable mass production of guided air defence missiles for European and allied nations.
The facility was established in 12 months and is designed around modular production stations, lean manufacturing processes and standardised workflows, said the company.
Together with Frankenburg’s planned final assembly site in Ādaži, the Riga facility will form the company’s first complete Latvian FieldFoundry production system. The two-site setup is planned to reach capacity of up to 100 missiles per day by the end of 2026. The Riga facility covers approximately 1,000 m² and is expected to employ up to 50 people. Frankenburg will produce 1,500 missiles in 2026 as the company ramps from initial low-rate production to higher-volume manufacturing.
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(Image: Frankenburg’s Riga Weapon System & Missile Assembly Factory. Photo: Frankenburg Technologies, 2026. Photographer: Gatis Indrēvics)
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