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22.5.2026 | The Finnish Air Force conducted an evaluation of a cyber team composed of active-duty personnel and reservists together with the Virginia Air National Guard in April 2026.

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 ...

29.5.2026 | Norwegian student pilots who completed the Hawk training phase at the Air Force Academy have now graduated from F-35 training in the United States.

18.6.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark acted as joint hosts for the northern part of NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 exercise, which concludes today.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

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 ...

28.2.2020 | The HX Challenge has been completed successfully. Finnish Air Force HX Fighter Programme Director, Colonel Juha-Pekka Keränen analyses the testing and evaluation event in this article.

26.8.2020 | Karelia Air Command Captain Jukka Asmundela flies the Air Force Hornet solo display in the 2020 season. This year’s air show pushes the Hornet’s flying capabilities to the extreme.

20.12.2024 | MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY FINLAND 13.12.2024 P.O. Box 30, FI-41161 TIKKAKOSKI, tel. +358 299 800, email [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 53 AMC & GM ACCEPTABLE MEANS O...

20.12.2024 | MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY FINLAND 13.12.2024 P.O. Box 30, FI-41161 TIKKAKOSKI, tel. +358 299 800, email [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 151 AMC & GM ACCEPTABLE MEANS ...

9.10.2019 | The combat phase of the Ruska 19 air operations exercise ended on 8 October. The challenging exercise was an effective test of the readiness and capabilities of the Finnish Air Force.