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Long-term development is the key to sustained air defence capability Maintenance and enhancement of the nation's air defence is among the primary tasks of the Finnish Air Force. This requires the continuous development of air defence capabilities ...

4.11.2019 | Commander of the Finnish Air Force Major General Pasi Jokinen and U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) Rear Admiral Marcus A. Hitchcock will sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Finland and the United States on Space Situational Awareness cooperation on 4 November 2019.

The Finnish Air Force is one of the oldest aerial warfare service branches in the world to operate without interruption since its establishment in 1918.

16.12.2025 | Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth on 16 December.

30.3.2026 | The introduction into service of the F-35 capability progresses, and the first multirole fighters will be flown to Finland this autumn. In this article, the Commander of the Finnish Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Programme explain details of how the service introduction of the fighter jet in the course of the year will take place.

21.5.2025 | The Nordic Air Forces conducted Nordic Combat Enhanced Training over the Baltic Sea in order to strengthen NATO´s collective defense and deterrence. Fighter jets from Finland, Sweden and Denmark attacked an enemy presence on Swedish territory.

3.3.2025 | In the middle of the January, the Nordic Division was established at the Norwegian Joint Air Operation Centre (JAOC) in Bodø.

9.6.2025 | The Finnish Air Force will host the multinational Atlantic Trident 25 exercise and the deployment of NATO RQ-4D Phoenix remotely piloted aircraft to Finland in summer 2025.

7.2.2025 | In January, the Air Combat Centre organised a training event at Satakunta Air Wing, where five U.S. F-35 pilots arrived to inform Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel about the F-35’s capabilities and operating the fighter jet.

31.10.2025 | MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY MILITARY AVIATION REGULATION SIM-To-Lv-012 30.10.2025 P.O. Box 30, FI-41161 TIKKAKOSKI, tel. +358 299 800, email [email protected] SVY001-3 MILITARY AVIATION AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES The regulation lays down safety requirements ...

2.12.2024 | On 1 December 2024 Brigadier General Timo Herranen assumed the role of Commander of the Finnish Air Force.

4.11.2019 | Ilmavoimien komentaja kenraalimajuri Pasi Jokinen ja Yhdysvaltain avaruusesikunnan (USSPACECOM) Rear Admiral Marcus A. Hitchcock allekirjoittavat Suomen ja Yhdysvaltain välisen avaruustilannekuvayhteistyötä koskevan yhteisymmärryspöytäkirjan 4. marraskuuta 2019.

27.6.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen starts as a Space Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces alongside his duty. In this article, Herranen provides insight into what space capabilities come down to from the viewpoint of defence.

10.12.2021 | Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Page 1 / 4 BASIC INFORMATION Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a single-engine multi-role fighter. The Government of Finland authorised the Finnish Defence Forces on 10 December 2021 to procure 64 F- 35A figh...

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28.11.2024 | The year is ending and the commander of the Finnish Air Force changes at the turn of the month. In this article Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, Commander of the Finnish Air Force, discusses the current status of the F-35 Programme and the aims of the capability introduction in the near future.

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23.2.2024 | A marked change is on the horizon for the Air Force in the latter half of the decade with the gradual introduction into service of the F-35 fighter aircraft alongside the F/A-18 Hornet and the Hornet’s decommission by the end of 2030. The transition from 4th to 5th generation fighters will also be reflected in the flight training of the Air Force.

10.12.2021 | The Government of Finland has 10 December 2021 authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign a procurement contract with the Government of the United States on Finland’s next multi-role fighter. The fighter replacing the Hornet fleet’s capability is the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.

16.12.2020 | The Finnish Air Force 1 Hawk 66 Hawk 51 BAE Systems Hawk The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engined two-seat advanced jet trainer. The Finnish Air Force's Hawks bear the military designation HW and are operated by Fighter Squadron 41 of the ...