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Finland Ready to Fight Russia if Attacked: Defense Chief

Finland Ready to Fight Russia if Attacked: Defense Chief

HELSINKI — Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.

The Nordic country has built up a substantial arsenal. But aside from the military hardware, General Timo Kivinen said, a crucial factor is that Finn…

DOD Explains Support for Sweden, Finland Joining NATO

DOD Explains Support for Sweden, Finland Joining NATO

A Department of Defense official strongly urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to quickly approve the request of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.

“The Department of Defense assesses that Finland and Sweden are ready for NATO membership,” Celeste A. Wallander, assistant secretary of defen…

Northrop Wins $248M Order for Two MQ-5C Triton UAVs

Northrop Wins $248M Order for Two MQ-5C Triton UAVs

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $248,225,000 modification (P00027) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract (N0001919C0008).

This modification adds scope to procure two additional Low-Rate Initial Production Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unman…

US Approves $22M Sale of PGM for NATO Allies

US Approves $22M Sale of PGM for NATO Allies

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of Precision Guided Munitions and related equipment for an estimated cost of $22.7 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the require…
New UK Air Defense System Reaches Initial Operating Capability

New UK Air Defense System Reaches Initial Operating Capability

DE&S is working with industry to implement a new command and control (C2) system called GUARDIAN to protect the UK from aerial threats.

Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for GUARDIAN has been declared with the roll-out of a Control Reporting Centre (CRC) at RAF Boulmer, Northumberland, providing…

French Paratroops Drop into Estonia for Airmobility Exercise

French Paratroops Drop into Estonia for Airmobility Exercise

PARIS — On 22nd June 2022, the French Armed Forces conducted Operation THUNDER LYNX, a force projection operation towards Estonia.

Operation THUNDER LYNX enabled, at very short notice, to deploy about 100 paratroopers from the 11th Airborne Brigade over an area secured by Estonian soldiers.


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