(Europa) Finnische Streitkräfte

[Quintus Fabius]

Finnland neigt auch der F-35 zu:

https://defence-blog.com/finland-reporte...1b-tender/

Finland is reportedly set to pick Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter jet as its next-generation fighter jet, according to Iltalehti newspaper.

On December 15, the newspaper reported that the Finnish Defence Forces have proposed to the Ministry of Defense that an F-35 fighter be acquired as the new fighter of the Finnish Air Force.

Finland aims to spend about 10 billion euro ($11.3 billion) on new fighter aircraft to replace its F/A-18 Hornet fleet.

From European countries, Switzerland has ordered US F-35 fighters this year. In November, Martin Sonderegger, Director of Materials at the Swiss Ministry of Defense, visited Helsinki and met with Raimo Jyväsjärvi, Head of the Resource Policy Department at the Ministry of Defense.

According to sources, the government will decide on the acquisition of the fighter within about ten days. The announcement of the solution would not be left for Christmas week.

The Government’s decision is the first to be reported to the machine manufacturer’s domestic government.

For the F-35, this means that the U.S. Department of Defense would be the first to receive information on the selection from the Pentagon. After the transmission of this information, the choice of machine is to be announced practically immediately.

Helios hat schon Recht, dass das langsam zu weitreichend eine Monokultur wird. Gerade für Finnland hätte es sich meiner rein persönlichen Meinung nach angeboten die Gripen zu nehmen - oder radikale Wege zu gehen und einfach mal auf Kampfflugzeuge komplett zu verzichten und das Geld in anderes zu investieren.

https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-rele...or-finland

64 Gripen E wären schon eine Ansage gewesen. Selbst Schweden will ja gerade mal noch 60 Gripen E beschaffen. Hier auch noch was dazu:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43...ter-report