Topic: Finland
Finland awards contract to Saab for RBS 70 Missiles
Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab announced on Thursday an order from Finland regarding missiles for the RBS 70 ground-based air defense system. As noted by the company, the order value...
US Pegasus refueled Finnish F/A-18s for the first time
The U.S. Air Force announced on Thursday that its newest KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker refueled Finnish F/A-18 fighter jets for the first time in Finland airspace,...
U.S. State Department tells Congress of plans to sell Stinger missiles to Finland
The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to Finland of FIM-92K Stinger missiles. The possible deal has an estimated value of $380 million. On December 1, 2017,...
Patria upgrade fleet of Finnish XA-180 armored vehicles
Finnish state-controlled Patria Group reported that it has completed the upgrade of a fleet of country's XA-180 armored vehicles. Patria said in a release that it has completed the...
Finland to buy more heavy howitzers amid Russia threat
The Finish Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen has approved the proposal by the Finnish Defence Forces to acquire additional K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers from the South Korean...
U.S. approves selling ammunition for rocket launchers to Finland for $535 mln
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of additional ammunition for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) to Finland for about $535 million, the Defense Security...
Slovakia inks arms deal with Finland for AMVxp 8×8 vehicles
Slovakia and Finland with Patria have signed a comprehensive government-to-government (G2G) agreement to purchase 76 armored combat vehicles (ACV) from Patria. By signing the agreement between the Government...
US Navy amphibious assault ship arrives in Finland
The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived in...