Finnish armed forces intend to purchase several hundred Stinger MANPADS

The Finnish Armed Forces intend to acquire several hundred FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS, said Defense Minister Karl Haglund during a meeting with the head of the US defense department Chuck Hagel.

The Finnish Minister of Defense announced that he plans to approve this decision at the beginning of this week.

According to the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the Stinger MANPADS purchased will replace the Russian-made systems. They are designed to destroy helicopters, airplanes and UAVs at low altitudes.

According to the Finnish defense minister, the price offered by the American side (90 million euros) is extremely beneficial. The number of purchased complexes has not been disclosed. It should be noted that the purchase is subject to approval by the government finance committee.

The Finnish Ministry of Defense announced its intention to acquire new MANPADS at the end of 2011. In 2011, delivery requests were sent to MANPADS manufacturers from the United States, France, Poland, Russia, the Republic of Korea and Sweden.

As part of this procedure, in October 2011 of the United States Department of Defense Defense and Defense Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible sale of Finland in the framework of the program “Foreign military sales” of 110 launchers of Stinger MANPADS, 600 of Stinger RMP SAM (Reprogrammable Micro-Processor) Block.1, 10 test Sour "Stinger" Block.1 and other equipment. The total cost of the purchase at that time was estimated at 330 million dollars.

In September, 2013 of the company “Raytheon” demonstrated the capabilities of the Stinger MANPADS at ranges in Finland. F / A-18C / D fighter jets, NH-90 helicopters and UAVs were used as target simulators.

It should be noted that Finland recently acquired equipment for upgrading F / A-18C / D Hornet fighters, as well as air-to-surface JASSM long-range cruise missiles for equipping them. .

In January this year, the Ministry of Defense of Finland announced its intention to acquire 100 major combat tanks "Leopard-2A6" from the Netherlands Armed Forces.

Comments

[TEODOR]

Against the Iskander is not serious)

[Civil]

Pzrk probably with a view to put in Russia in the event of a civil war, there are no other reasons.

[mirag2]

What kind of war?
Finland is militarizing against the background of Swedish-Baltic-Polish tantrums.
That's all, and the tanks were updated, and the MANPADS were bought, soon, it means they’ll buy something else, maybe a submarine, maybe a helicopter, maybe drones, but they will continue a hundred pounds.

[AlNick]

Good Finnish guys are planning to purchase long-range sniper slingshots in addition to MANPADS FIM-92 “Stinger”

[Metlik]

It was good without the WTO. Onishchenko would find bacteria in Finnish products, and the Finns would immediately decide to buy tanks and air defense from us.

[Alikovo]

they really see us as a threat.

[askort154]

Alikovo .... that they really see us as a threat.

It seems that the real militarization of countries for the upcoming battle for the Arctic begins.
And here - like here, Americans.

[Kovrovsky]

Something Finns are seriously and persistently militarizing: first "Leopards", now "Stingers", missiles. What is it for? Is the restoration of the Mannerheim Line next?

[slavik_gross]

Sut bitches children ...

[Stinger]

The term "probable enemy partner" is gradually being defined

[Leshka]

are they really so afraid of us

[alone]

I don’t know about the stingers, but ours have purchased a large number of Igla-S and are very pleased with the acquisition.

[Shatt]

Needle will be better. Our see did not want to sell their

[samoletil18]

And for some reason the Finns got loose. "Leopards", "Stingers", our children are taken away. Onishchenko must be returned back. Worked well. A comrade proven in business.