The Finnish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 5 April that it has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to procure the David's Sling long-range air-defence system from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is the first export order for th.
Finland's Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen said a discussion about the possible transfer of Finnish fighters abroad is "currently irrelevant".Kaikkonen made the remarks during a TV interview on Ukraine's call for negotiations on .
Finland's membership into the world's largest military alliance has dealt a major blow to Vladimir Putin, with NATO's border with Russia expanding by 1,340km.
BRUSSELS: Finland becomes the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow’s war on Ukraine, which doubles the US-led alliance’s border with Russia.