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Saab’s submarines looking for new hunting grounds
Saab’s submarine division has recently embarked upon something of a marketing offensive for the Finnish market.
3 March 2023
Saab’s submarine division has recently embarked upon something of a marketing offensive for the Finnish market.
Finland and Estonia have reached an agreement that will see their respective navies integrate their coastal defences so that they can be better coordinated and close the Gulf of Finland to enemy vessels.
The Finnish Navy (Merivoimat) last week took delivery of the first (of nine) new Utö-class auxiliary vessel from a local shipbuilder.
Two years ago, the Finnish Defense Ministry selected Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and Saab for the building of four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 program. It appears now that the program is facing a new, 6 to 12 months, delay because of extra design work.
The Finnish Border Guard is once again operating the CAMCOPTER® S-100 for implementing coast guard functions in the Baltic Sea
North Sea Handling will supply four Pohjanmaa-class corvettes with weapon and vehicle access equipment…
The Finnish company DA-Group has a long history in naval domain both above and underwater and has been supplying the industry-leading Target Detection Device for existing and new naval mines. Now DA-Group has taken a step further by offering the whole package in unforeseen combination of detection capabilities with unprecedented life in water of several years.
GE Marine announced it has received a contract from Rauma Marine Constructions, Rauma, Finland, to provide four LM2500 marine gas turbines…
Finland’s Pohjanmaa-class corvette program is making good progress. According to the Finnish Navy, the procurement contracts signed a year ago laid a solid foundation and the preparatory work is currently underway for the start of construction in 2022.
Four Visby-class corvettes, the support vessel HMS Carlskrona, a land-based maintenance unit and the Finnish Navy’s FNS Uusimaa Hämeenmaa-class minelayer are participating.
