Estonia’s Blue Spear AShM System achieves IOC
Estonian authorities have officially confirmed that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system has reached initial operational capability.
Estonian authorities have officially confirmed that the Blue Spear anti-ship missile system has reached initial operational capability.
The Finnish Navy has formally accepted all four Hamina-class fast attack craft back into operational service following their mid-life upgrade.
The state-of-the-art vessel represent a significant leap in capability for the force, which has seen increased demand for its missions while at the same time
Finland has finally cut steel on the first on the first of four new corvettes for it’s Navy after multiple delays.
Finland is investigating a potential sabotage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline. Helsinki also reports a break in an undersea data cable…
The Swedish Marines are undergoing a major transformation as part of the Amfbat 2030 initiative, which aims to provide them with the ability to fight in the littorals…
The Swedish Marines are set to receive a new capability through the acquisition of vessels with integrated heavy mortars – but the project is already hit by delays and shrinking numbers.
The Finnish Navy this week released an update on the status of their Pohjanmaa-class corvette program, also known as Squadron 2020. The program has suffered moderate delays, with a lack of skilled workers having pushed the dates for finalising the design and moving on to the build-phase.
Norway is set to become the sixteenth user of the SH/MH-60 Seahawk following an announcement by the Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram at a press conference Tuesday 14 March announcing the decision to procure six helicopters of the most modern MH-60R Seahawk variant.

Saab’s submarine division has recently embarked upon something of a marketing offensive for the Finnish market.