the finnish government has approved an expansion of its defense procurement budget for 2022 which
takes into account the initial costs associated with the 10 billion euros hx combat program
and the acquisition of new multi-role aircraft proposals for new budget measures are submitted to
finland's national parliament eduscunta it is now included in the initial defense budget for 2022
under the government spending plan the budget for
the procurement of the armed forces will increase to 2.37 billion euros
the government has so far authorized spending of 9.46 billion euros to cover the costs of acquiring
hxfp approximately 144 million euros of the proposed increase in the military procurement
budget relates to a value-added tax associated with the purchase of multi-role combat aircraft
ceo of global affairs consultancy and think tank nordic west office said in his column for
the mtv3 channel that the deal would have four outcomes depending on the manufacturer chosen
according to pantilla choosing a u.s manufacturer would mean moving closer to the u.s nato network
while choosing a french fighter what fulfills president emmanuel
macron's aspirations for europe's defence industry and military power and while
brexit has made a potential deal with the uk and greater european cooperation nearly impossible
the swedish option could strengthen the already-tied alliance between the neighbours
command of logistics received final offers from five manufacturers for the hx effort in april 2021
and is currently being evaluated each contractor submission contains
information on inclusive solutions and customized packages for each multi-role
fighter option the hxfp is the largest military procurement ever the choice of
aircraft will affect the operational and combat capabilities of the troops well into the 2060s
future defence procurement activities are expected to involve partners for
cross-border weapons acquisition in september finland reached an agreement
with sweden covering the procurement of army weapons systems and related technologies
the agreement establishes guidelines for managing co-procurement projects