Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark prepared joint procurements of unmanned aircraft systems and related technologies and the Technical Arrangement in this regard was signed in Helsinki on Wednesday, Ministry of Defence in a press release.
In addition to actual procurements, cooperation will also be intensified in the fields of research and development, training and exchange of information.
As separate procurements the four countries will also launch Nordic procurement of micro-sized drones within the framework of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency partnership, and a Nordic procurement of mini-sized drones within the framework agreements of the Danish Ministry of Defence.
The Technical Arrangement and the Implementation Agreements were signed by Nordic armaments directors.
“We will facilitate multinational operations in the Nordic region by enhancing cooperation in the field of unmanned aircraft systems. We will also intensify Nordic cooperation to support Ukraine,” said Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen in the press release.
Growing common procurement volumes enable the industry to increase its production capacity, and reduce the countries' national procurement costs, said the Minister.
- Nordic
- Country
- Joint
- Procurement
- Unmanned aircraft
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
