Master Sergeant Aleksi completed both Individual Deployment and Life Support training before advancing to the academic phase with the Aircrew Training Squadron. He has now qualified as a Weapons Controller, contributing to real-time mission operations and enhancing NATO’s situational awareness. “It was an honour to fly with NATO AWACS,” said Master Sergeant Aleksi. “You …
Finnish technology group Insta reported record results for 2024, with net sales rising to €176.2 million and new orders reaching €200 million.
In a ground-breaking trial, Telia Finland has successfully enabled the remote operation of an unmanned Patria AMV XP 8×8 armoured vehicle from nearly 100 kilometres away.
Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighters are currently under construction at Lockheed Martin’s main assembly facility.
The Finnish Air Force has successfully concluded its participation in NATO’s major air exercise, Ramstein Flag 25, held from 31 March to 11 April 2025.
Patria Oyj held its Annual General Meeting on 7 April 2025, where the Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ending 31 December 2024 were approved.
Nokia, Telia, and the Finnish Defence Forces have successfully completed the world’s first live cross-border handover of a 5G standalone network slice.
Swedish defence firm W5 Solutions has announced the signing of a key agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces to deliver a mobile live fire training system.
Finnish technology firm KNL has signed a significant framework agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
The Finnish Navy has deployed its Hamina-class missile craft PGG Hanko to the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) as part of the Baltic Sentry surveillance operation.
Norway and Denmark have joined Finland and Sweden in a growing Nordic cooperation on military optronics, formalising their participation through a joint framework agreement.
Finland has announced plans to raise its national defence spending to at least three percent of GDP by 2029, significantly exceeding NATO’s current guideline.
