The Latvian Ministry of Defense reported on Friday, October 29, that the first four new 6×6 armored vehicles have been delivered to Latvia in accordance with the conditions of the… Continue reading "The First Patria 6×6 Armored Wheeled Vehicles Are Delivered To Latvia"
The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command has announced that it has received final quotations for the HX Programme from the five contenders, ahead of the 30 April deadline for the… Continue reading "Best And Final Offers For Finland’s HX Program Received"
Lauri Puranen, the director of the Finnish HX program, which aims to procure Finland’s next-generation fighter posted an update on his blog. It announces that the final bids for HX… Continue reading "Finnish HX Fighter Program Director Update: Final Bids Coming"
The Finnish Air Force conducted Exercise Talvinorva 21 between 24 and 25 February, testing the Lapland Air Command’s ability to rapidly set up and operate its F/A-18 Hornets from roads… Continue reading "Finnish Hornets Demonstrate Wintertime Dispersed Operations"
With a recent shift in positions by the Sweden Democrats, a populist right-wing party in Sweden, the NATO option has for the first time become a majority position within the… Continue reading "Majority for NATO Option in Swedish Parliament"
If new Finnish plans to increase their defense spending are ratified it seems there will be no more concerns over the funding of Finland’s HX Fighter Program. The newest declaration… Continue reading "Finland Set to Increase Defense Budget"
On 29 January, the governments of Finland and Latvia signed a Technical Arrangement to launch a joint development program for sustained army mobility enhancement. The document was signed by the… Continue reading "Finland and Latvia To Jointly Develop Patria Derivative"
The Finnish HX Challenge began on 9 January, with the arrival of two Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Pirkkala Air Base, near Tampere in southern Finland. The HX Challenge is… Continue reading "The Finnish HX Challenge Begins"
On October 25, the Finnish Army announced that the final Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks it purchased had been delivered to Vuosaari Harbour at 06:45 local time. The Finnish Army… Continue reading "Final Finnish Leopard 2A6s Delivered"
The Finnish Defense Forces received the first of four 6×6 Protected Multi-Purpose Vehicles (PMPV) developed by local firm Protolab. Protolab was contracted to build and deliver four PMPVs in a… Continue reading "Finland Receives Protolab PMPV 6×6 Vehicle for Testing"