Finland, Sweden sign vehicle system procurements deal

The cooperation between the Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Department and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration FMV intensifies through vehicle system procurements, said Finnish Defence Forces in a press release on Friday.

Major General Jari Mikkonen, Head of the Department of Logistics of the Defence Forces, signed the arrangement on the procurement of mobile systems and related technologies in Tampere on Friday.

On the Swedish side, the documents were signed by Brigadier General Jonas Lotsne, Director of the Land Systems Department of the Swedish Defence Agency (FMV).

The arrangement on the joint procurement of a tactical off-road vehicle and related technologies was also signed at the same event.

The arrangement enables joint procurement of mobile systems between Finland and Sweden.

The systems to be procured may include tactical off-road vehicles, armoured and other off-road vehicles, lightweight vehicles, snowmobiles, mobile howitzers and artillery systems, battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, mobile grenade launchers and systems, armoured and other tactical off-road vehicles and other military trucks.

It is also possible to create joint training and maintenance systems for systems acquired through possible joint procurements, which will further improve security of supply. Increasing joint procurement volumes will also reduce the national procurement costs for Finland and Sweden.

In accordance with the arrangement to be signed in the first phase, Finland and Sweden will cooperate to negotiate a framework agreement on security of supply for the acquisition of tactical off-road vehicles and related technologies from a single supplier.