Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his visit to Washington that Ukraine is in a much better place than it has been at any stage of the war thus far.
The government-to-government deal is expected to bring Finland's total K9 inventory to over 200 systems.
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"We are ready to step into the supply line … to fill some of the gaps that Hägglunds has," Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's defense minister, told Breaking Defense.
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Companies at AUSA would show off “a demonstrator, [and] that’s nice,” but systems operating in Ukraine are much easier for industry to demonstrate their “actual product works," said Finland's Lt. Gen. Pasi Välimäki.
“Together, the four companies represent the world’s premier icebreaker shipbuilding companies,” the shipbuilders said in a joint statement.
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
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“It's more challenging to defend than to attack,” when it comes to air defense, Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson told Breaking Defense.
Patria's wheeled vehicle was selected by Japan in 2022 to replace the Type 96 wheeled armored personnel carrier that is in service with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF).
“We are stepping up as one ready to secure Ukraine's future following any peace deal, we advance the momentum of that planning here today, planning to put Ukraine in [the] strongest possible position to protect its sovereignty and to deter any future Russian aggression," John Healey, UK defense secretary, said.
The new funding decision lets Finland “answer to the current security situation in Europe and the military threat posed by Russia," according to defense minister Antti Häkkänen.
“[C]onceivably, based on where we are buying long-lead parts for Lot 21 we could make that happen,” said J.R. McDonald, Lockheed’s vice president of business development for the F-35 program.
"There's a defense industrial base reality to this, certainly as it pertains to shipbuilding and shipyard capacity," Adm. Linda Fagan told Breaking Defense.
The signing comes one week after Russia launched another one of its own icebreakers.