Finland orders 64 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets for $9.4 billion

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Fri, December 10, 2021, 7:17 PM
HELSINKI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finland has chosen U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighters to replace ageing F/A-18 combat jets and plans to order 64 planes with weapons systems in a $9.4 billion deal, the government said on Friday.Lockheed Martin competed in a tender for the deal with Sweden's Saab, U.S. rival Boeing, France's Dassault and Britain's BAE Systems.The procurement from Lockheed, including weapons as well as service and maintenance until 2030, is estimated to cost 8.378 billion euros ($9.44 billion), the government said.

"The F-35 will provide Finnish industries unique digital capabilities that leverage 5th generation engineering and manufacturing," said Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed Martin's vice president and general manager of the F-35 programme."The production work will continue for more than 20 years, and the F-35 sustainment work will continue into the 2070s," Lauderdale said in a statement.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/lockheed-f-35-jet-wins-121747441.html
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