Finland is to send combat aircraft to NATO's Southern Air Policing mission, marking the first out-of-area operational deployment for the Nordic country since joining the alliance. Finland is to send eight Hornet combat aircraft to NATO's Sou.
Germany formally joined the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme on 17 April with the signing of the technical arrangement, while the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) ordered the first 20 troop transport v.
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.