KNDS and Patria are preparing to start final assembly of Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers in Freisen, Germany, at the end of 2026.
Around four dozen U.S. Marines already deployed in Europe will be reassigned to the Baltic Sea region to support NATO’s Baltic Sentry activity.
Sweden’s Visby-class corvette HSwMS Helsingborg is operating under Finnish Navy command to help monitor and protect Finland’s territorial integrity during week 40.
Finland and Sweden have ordered the first Patria TRACKX tracked armoured vehicles for field testing, advancing the platform from development to initial procurement.
Patria Group’s ILIAS Solutions has opened a Fort Worth office that will serve as the headquarters of its expanding U.S. business.
Finland and Sweden conducted their first joint operational air-identification mission on 24 September 2026, deploying F/A-18 Hornet and JAS 39 Gripen Quick Reaction Alert fighters over the Gulf of Finland.
Finland and Ukraine have signed an enhanced defence and security cooperation agreement aimed at expanding joint drone production and technology transfers.
Finnish defence artificial intelligence specialist NestAI is opening an office in Tallinn and plans to employ more than 25 engineers and specialists in Estonia during 2027.
The United States has committed $20 million in financial support to a new TNT production facility in Pori, Finland, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defence
Finland has taken its first practical step into a European F-35 sharing arrangement after one of its pilots flew the aircraft in Europe for the first time.
Finland plans to replace its F/A-18 Hornets with a 64-aircraft F-35 fleet and reach full operational capability by the end of 2030.
FORCIT has laid the foundation stone for a new TNT production facility in Noormarkku, Pori, as construction progresses on the Finnish project.
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