Finland Selects F-35 Fighter, to Receive 64 Jets

The Finnish Government has announced Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II is the aircraft selected from its HX Fighter Program.

The win follows an extensive competition involving the F-35. the Eurofighter.and Gripen. The contract for Lockheed Martin is worth an estimated 10 billion Euros.

"The F-35 will provide Finnish industries unique digital capabilities that leverage 5th Generation engineering and manufacturing. The production work will continue for more than 20 years, and the F-35 sustainment work will continue into the 2070s," said Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed Martin's vice president and general manager of the F-35 Program.

The Finnish Air Force will receive 64 F-35A multirole stealth fighters, a robust weapons package, a sustainment solution tailored to Finland's unique security of supply requirements, as well as a comprehensive training program.

The F-35 selection will deliver economic and technical advantages to Finland for decades to come. Finnish industry will have many first-of-a-kind opportunities to work directly on F-35 production and sustainment.

Through indirect industrial participation projects outside of F-35 production, Lockheed Martin will build industry partnerships with Finnish companies and academic institutions that offer opportunities focused on developing and advancing security partnerships far into the future.