Thread on Finnish #Hxhanke presser and decision, which is…
Finland chose #F35. It was best in mil capability.
Industrial Participation package fulfilled requirements. Incl build and delivery to others of front fuselage- that’s huge.
Security of Supply requirements fulfilled, extensive coop w F35 user community internationally important.
Finland is confident that annual use cost max limit of €254m/yr will not be exceeded, with some margin.
Cudos to @anttikaikkonen for clearly thanking all 5 OEMs, all countries, especially those not chosen, emphasising that he hopes and expects deep security and #defence cooperation to continue with all.
FDF @Finnchod talking through the weights between different performance/capability components and underlines operating F35 is possible under existing budget requirements.
In Q&A:
PM @MarinSanna says decision was unanimous but Ministers from Left Alliance @liandersson & @HSarkkinen noted concern about annual use costs
Program Director @LauriPuranen continues and goes through #Hxhanke process and describes how OEMs were walked through what #Finland needed and how requirements might be filled.
Here @LauriPuranen describes gate system where no one person or group could impact whole decision.
Here examples of external auditors comments, incl notes where a competitor may have been inadvertently favoured- all others than F35
Chief of @FinnishAirForce @JokinenPasi says in capability scoring F-35 achieved 4.47 (where 4.0 was requirement), next best got 3.81.
64 jets w tooling, spares, comprehensive weapons package.
Holy S: out of €8.4Bn deal €4.7 go to F-35, €2.9Bn to service etc, €755m max to A2A weapons (for now), later more A2As and A2Gs as planes come online - avoiding mass obsolescence in the future (and unstated: more advanced weapons, 260 anyone? ;-)
Of significant note, per Gen Renko:

#Finland will have most extensive domestic servicing capability of F-35, except the United States.
THAT IS HUGE.

Also highlights how much Finland plans assume having to fight alone - hoping it doesn’t have to.

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10 Dec
There are many key capabilities Finland's new fighter (#Hxhanke) will deliver (or improve upon), I've mainly focused on Long-range strike (LRS) and Intelligence/Info/ Data gathering.

Here are a few papers that go into further depth on them -->
1/x #turpo #säkpol #defense
"Friends with (some) benefits: how non-allied Sweden and Finland view long-range conventional precision strike" in The Nonproliferation Review: 2/x

tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
"Not just another arms deal: The security policy implications of the United States selling advanced missiles to Finland" by @FIIA_fi
3/x

fiia.fi/en/publication…
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Gov't of #Finland new foreign & security policy white paper is out!
(Finnish & Swedish versions too)

julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/handle/10024/1…
I'll add somewhat random observations in the format: quote + quip in this thread.

The order should not be taken as signifying anything in terms of priorities of the report etc..
Shout out to @Ulkoministerio, who in their feed highlight continuity, predictability and long-term perspective as keys of Finnish foreign & security policy (F&SP) which is based on a human rights framework + coop on global challenges within int'l rules based order.
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1) @Puolustusvoimat released a trailer for an upcoming training video – Taistelukenttä 2020 – the other day. It depicts an escalating #turpo/#säkpol scenario. Some of my observations below (the videos are put together rather purposefully).

2) The video starts with a cyber or SOF operation to disturb electrical grid, and a “newsflash” on Finland being subjected to aggressive military and non-military operations --> std. thinking but good reminder that escalation doesn't 'build up to' mil force, it is integral to it.
3) at 0:15 “FDF begins mobilisation” – the political decision to do so would have many ramifications & could not be done in secret. However, prior to mob. FDF would have increased readiness and used instantly available forces...
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1) National broadcaster @yleuutiset asked Finnish party heads about their security policy views (internal and external) - elections on April 14th - some thoughts on it:

Bottom line: Consensus is pretty broad on many issues.
2) there is some spread on whether current conscript/national service system should be changed. Interestingly some parties that frequently speak of #genderequality don't think it applies here. See potential opening for 'call up' for everyone but service still voluntary for women.
3) All parties oppose idea of easing sanctions placed on #Russia, due to ongoing war in #Ukraine.

--> This view will not change (even if individual parliamentarians sometimes flirt with the idea), it is too central to the position #Finland has staked out in EU.
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