U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft and Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, have arrived in Pirkkala, Finland, for Ramstein Flag 2026.
NATO’s Forward Land Forces Finland was officially established to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture on its northern and northeastern flank.
Patria has completed deliveries of Patria AMV XP 8x8 armoured ambulance vehicles to Slovakia.
The NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force has provided ISR support to NATO’s Eastern Sentry activity from Norway and Finland.
Business Finland has approved a €28.3 million continuation grant for ICEYE’s research and development programme.
Norway has signed the Framework Agreement for the Patria-led Common Armoured Vehicle System programme.
Finland is hosting Imminent Field 26, a highway-based air exercise focused on dispersed flying operations and NATO’s Agile Combat Employment concept.
The Israel Ministry of Defence led a delegation of 32 Israeli defence companies to the second Finnish-Israeli Defence Industry Seminar held this week in Helsinki.
Patria has signed memoranda of understanding with key Czech state defence enterprises as part of efforts to support the Czech Armed Forces’ planned acquisition of a new 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicle platform.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland said its drone testing facility in Northern Finland is accelerating the development of new unmanned technologies through a large and versatile test environment.
The Finnish Air Force announced that a Finnish pilot has conducted the first flight of a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II at Ebbing Air Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The Finnish Defence Forces have launched a new Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence to enhance operational capability through the use of data and advanced technologies.
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