Ukrainian military drone specialists will travel to Latvia next week to help strengthen NATO defenses against growing aerial threats following recent drone incursions into Baltic airspace.Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told ERR News on Wednesday that Ukrainian experts with frontline combat experience will assess Latvia’s air defense capabilities and recommend improvements.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“We will know what technical equipment is necessary to protect our skies to the best level,” Kulbergs said.The visit follows the signing of a bilateral “drone deal” between Kulbergs and President Volodymyr Zelensky during the Nordic-Baltic prime ministers’ summit in Tallinn.Kulbergs said both Latvia and NATO must adapt more “rapidly” to changing drone threats, adding that traditional approaches are no longer sufficient.“We need to move to someone who knows best in the world how to do that,” he said, referring to Ukraine’s experience combating Russian drone attacks.Growing concerns over drone incursionsThe initiative comes after several drone incidents in the Baltic region this year.According to ERR, multiple Ukrainian drones entered Latvian airspace after reportedly being diverted by Russian GPS interference.On Monday, a drone was shot down over Latvian airspace by a French fighter jet participating in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission based in Lithuania.Zelensky has accused Russia of deliberately redirecting drones toward NATO territory, and when asked whether Latvia had evidence, Kulbergs said it was “pretty certain.”