Defence Forces' anti-tank capabilities to be complemented
Ministry of Defence
Publication date
23.2.2023
9.00
| Published in English on 23.2.2023 at 9.10
Press release
The overall value of the procurement without value added tax is about EUR 37 million, and it will be financed from the supplementary budget, which included additional funding for rapidly launched defence materiel procurements.
Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom will procure jointly the missiles that will be delivered by Saab. The procurement will be implemented through the framework agreement between the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and Saab. Finland acceded to the Framework Agreement on 18 May 2022.
Further information on the anti-tank missile systems used by the Defence Forces is available in the materiel and equipment catalogue of the Defence Forces.
Inquiries: Iikka Marttila, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 038, and Colonel Juhani Skyttä, Inspector of Infantry, Army Command, tel. +358 299 800 (Defence Forces' switchboard).
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