The Finnish Ministry of Defense will purchase a new Israeli-American David’s Sling air defense system. This has been reported area sections.
It was noted that the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be responsible for the supply of the system. The cost of the acquisition, excluding value added tax, is approximately 316 million Euros.
David’s Sling is a long-range air defense system jointly developed by Israel and the United States.
The Finnish Ministry of Defense noted that the sale of the system to the country would require sales authorization from the US government.
On February 4, Finland officially became a NATO member. In honor of this event, the alliance flag was hoisted over the building of the General Staff of the country’s armed forces.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remindedHenceforth, Article 5 of the Washington Treaty will apply to Finland. That is, if someone attacks one of the countries of the alliance, the others will have to come to the rescue.