The memorandum was signed by Jay Pitman, President of Lockheed Martin International, and Niklas Mattsson, Vice Chairman of the Board at Insta. It takes immediate effect and establishes a framework for joint planning, development and exploration of opportunities in mission-critical areas including command and control, sensor integration and sustainment.
“This new agreement supports the deep strategic connection between the United States and Finland which includes military level, bilateral cooperation that is thriving,” said Jay Pitman, President of Lockheed Martin International. “It underlines Lockheed Martin’s longstanding commitment to advancing transatlantic security by working with allies to develop and deliver cutting-edge capabilities that keep our citizens safe.”
Petri Reiman, Senior Vice President at Insta, said, “This new agreement marks a notable step in our international collaboration. The expansion of successful collaboration beyond the F-35 program and Finland is significant and enhances security of supply”.
Work already under way includes the integration of Insta systems into Lockheed Martin’s military modelling and simulation environment. The cooperation also covers adding encryption for distributed operations and applying Nordic cyber expertise to meet the needs of the United States and its NATO allies in Europe.
The agreement further enables both companies to combine their expertise in counter-uncrewed air systems and uncrewed aerial systems. Lockheed Martin already collaborates with several Finnish companies through Finland’s F-35 programme, embedding local industry in the global F-35 supply chain and sustainment network.
Finland’s first of 64 F-35A fighters was rolled out on 16 December last year in Fort Worth, Texas. The ceremony was attended by Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen.
