Finland Needs New Fighters for Defense Credibility: Minister
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DefenceTalkFinland’s next government will have to grapple with the difficult decision of appropriating additional funds to update Finland’s aging defence armaments. This added funding will mean that the money will have to be cut from other national priorities, said Minister of Defence Carl Haglund in a television interview Saturday morning. “As it is, the public […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-needs-new-fighters-for-defense-credibility-minister-60866/
Finnish Defence Forces to Replace Aging Hornet Fighter Fleet
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DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence has commissioned a working group to investigate what type of air defence system Finland needs in the future. Replacing the aging Hornet fighter fleet will cost an estimated 6 billion euros. Owing to the hefty price tag, the working group is also looking to see whether it’s possible to upgrade the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-defence-forces-to-replace-aging-hornet-fighter-fleet-60790/
Patria Delivers Upgraded Rauma Class Fast Attack Crafts to the Finnish Navy
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DefenceTalkPatria has officially delivered four upgraded Rauma Class Fast Attack Crafts to the Finnish Navy. The upgrade of the vessels called Rauma, Raahe, Porvoo and Naantali began in 2010 and was completed at the end of 2013. This major life-cycle upgrade project for Rauma Class Fast Attack Crafts secured a lifespan for this class of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patria-delivers-upgraded-rauma-class-fast-attack-crafts-to-the-finnish-navy-59065/
Finland MoD Details IAM2014 Exercise in Iceland
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DefenceTalkThe air missions of the Iceland Air Meet 2014 (IAM2014) have been kicked-off in a full scale. Fighters of three different nations fly two to three waves daily in Iceland’s airspace. As the host nation, Iceland has created the training prerequisites required for improving interoperability in exceptional conditions which offer every participating nation something to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-mod-details-iam2014-exercise-in-iceland-58821/
Raytheon Stinger Trainer Demonstrates Accuracy In Finland VSHORADS Field Trials
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DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s Stinger demonstrated flawless performance in recent Very Short Range Air Defense System (SHORADS) field trials in Finland. During the trials, six Finnish gunners were trained on three missile system tracking trainers. Using the trainer, each Finnish gunner successfully simulated tracking and engaging targets flown by the Finnish Army Materiel Command, including an F/A-18, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-stinger-trainer-demonstrates-accuracy-in-finland-vshorads-field-trials-48994/
Finland Buys Raytheon’s PhantomIRxr Precision-Targeting Thermal Bioculars
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DefenceTalkThe Finnish Defence Forces awarded Raytheon Company a contract to procure PhantomIRxr thermal biocular systems. The biocular uses thermal imaging to pinpoint targets through darkness, smoke and dust. The bioculars will be on display at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). Since 2011, Raytheon has supplied Finnish Defence Forces with multi-role thermal devices for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finland-buys-raytheons-phantomirxr-precision-targeting-thermal-bioculars-46845/