Yearly Archive: 2022

The Ministry of Defence authorised the Defence Forces, on 9 June 2022, to procure heavy vehicles with equipment from Veho Oy AB and Scania Suomi Oy over the period 2022 to 2025.

The procurement includes 155 Mercedes-Benz trucks and Siimet trailers/platforms and seven Scania vehicles. In addition,…

Elbit Systems launches DAiR, an innovative simultaneous multi-mission tactical radar. The system makes target prioritization redundant enabling a step change in the effectiveness and efficiency of tactical terrain dominance, protection against Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and border security.

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The Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $67,400,000 modification (P00012) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) advanced acquisition contract (N0001920C0009).

This modification increases the scope to procure …

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its latest tactical multi-mission, multi-sensor system: the GREEN LOTUS (ELI-2139). Designed to provide high performance Counter-Rocket, Artillery & Mortar (C-RAM) and Air & Ground Surveillance capabilities to maneuvering as well as stationary forces, …

According to the six-month assessment of defense spending, its share in GDP at the end of the year will be around 2.4%. The expenses will consist of budgetary resources planned for defense and extra-budgetary resources from the Armed Forces Support Fund.

The planned ratio significantly exceeds NA…

On 14–15 June, Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist will travel to Oslo to attend a meeting with his colleagues from the countries that are part of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).

When the defense ministers from the ten JEF countries meet in Norway, Russia’s war against Ukraine is on the agen…