Over the Finnish line: Helsinki welcomes home first two F-35 jets

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Over the Finnish line: Helsinki welcomes home first two F-35 jets

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Finland welcomed its first two F-35 stealth fighters, part of a 64-aircraft order placed in 2021 to replace its aging F/A-18 Hornets. The procurement was valued at $9.4 billion and represents a major modernization of Finland’s air force.

In 2021, Helsinki ordered 64 of the stealth aircraft in a deal valued at $9.4 billion as a replacement for aging US-made F/A-18 Hornet fourth-generation fighters.

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