Patria Completed the XA-180 MLU Project in Finland
Patria has delivered the last Sisu Pasi XA-180 armoured personnel vehicle to the Finnish Army and completed the Mid-Life-Upgrade (MLU) project.
Finland News
Land
Modernisation
Weapon / Missile
Finland to acquire AIM 9X and JSOW
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Finland of AIM 9X Block II tactical missiles, AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW).
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Finland Procures $535 Million Worth GMLRS
The State Department has approved a possible FMS to Finland of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems at an estimated cost of $535 million.
Land
Slovakia Signs Contract for Patria AMV XP
Slovakia established a joint production line to produce CV90 armoured vehicles, with Czechia to procure Finland’s vehicles.
Navy / Maritime
Finnish Minelayer Pyhäranta Ran Aground During Exercise
The Finish Navy’s Pansio-class minelayer Pyhäranta ran aground on August 24, 2022, at 18:30 during live-firing exercises.
Defence Politics
Finland and Estonia combine coastal anti-ship missile systems
Hanno Pevkur, Estonia’s minister of defence, stated that his nation would combine its coastal anti-ship missile system with Finland.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EDA's MHTC takes shape as Technical Arrangement is Signed
EDA announced that the Technical Arrangement (TA) defining the organisation, missions, and responsibilities of the MHTC was signed by 14 founding countries.
Navy / Maritime
Delays Impede the Construction of Finnish Warships
The construction of four new Finnish Navy Pohjanmaa-class corvettes will be delayed by up to one and a half years, the tabloid Iltalehti reported.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Trilateral Memorandum in Madrid: Everyone is Happy
Madrid: Before the beginning of the NATO Summit, Turkiye, Finland, and Sweden held talks facilitated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Sweden and Finland to negotiate with Turkiye for NATO
Sweden and Finland said that the Nordic countries would continue to talk with Turkiye about Ankara’s objections to their NATO membership bids.
Bilateral Relations
Swedish and Finnish Officials visit Ankara for NATO
Sweden and Finland’s applications for NATO membership will be held between two Baltic states and Turkiye at the Presidential Complex.
Defence Politics
Turkiye negotiates Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO
Turkish authorities leaked their wish list to the public for the lifting of Finland and Sweden’s veto on NATO membership.
Defence Politics
Finland and Sweden submit NATO membership applications
Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO at allied headquarters, motivated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and kicking off a process.
Defence Politics
Sweden and Finland Announce their Wish to Join NATO
Following the Finnish government’s decision to apply for NATO Membership, the Swedish government has followed the same route.
