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Equipment of the Finnish Air Force The Air Force's main combat fleet consists of Boeing F/A-18C and F/A-18D Hornet multi role fighters. In addition to aircraft, air surveillance radars and a range of simulators are included in the service's invent...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/materiel1
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Military Aviation Authority Oversees and promotes the safety of military aviation Read more Military Aviation Authority FIN EMAR 145 Approval for Military Aircraft Maintenance Organisations Air Force The Defence Forces organisations performing mai...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/finnish-military-aviation-authority
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Air Force Command Finland (AFCOMFIN), at Jyväskylä–Tikkakoski, is the command headquarters of the Commander of the Air Force, and in that capacity is responsible for the direction of Finland's air defense under normal conditions and during times of crises.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/air-force-command
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Training 2020 Programme The Finnish Defence Forces will renew overall conscript training as well as the practices relating to the liability for military service by means of implementing the Training 2020 Programme. The implementation of the Traini...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/training-2020-programme
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Facts about Army Academy The Army Academy has three subordinate units: The Education and Training Centre (E & TC), Reserve Officer School and Army Research Centre. The Education and Training Centre (E & TC) The Education and Training Centre (E&TC)...https://maavoimat.fi/en/army-academy/about-us
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Bold Quest 19.1 is a multinational joint fires interoperability demonstration and assessment event hosted by Finland.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/boldquest/en
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Training areas of the Finnish Navy The Navy carries out its statutory training task. Firing exercises with live ammunition are a requirement when training soldiers. Blind ammunition and simulators cannot completely replace live exercises. Movement...https://merivoimat.fi/en/training-areas-of-the-finnish-navy
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30.3.2026 | The introduction into service of the F-35 capability progresses, and the first multirole fighters will be flown to Finland this autumn. In this article, the Commander of the Finnish Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Programme explain details of how the service introduction of the fighter jet in the course of the year will take place.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/englanniksi
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30.3.2026 | The introduction into service of the F-35 capability progresses, and the first multirole fighters will be flown to Finland this autumn. In this article, the Commander of the Finnish Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Programme explain details of how the service introduction of the fighter jet in the course of the year will take place.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/englanniksi
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The Finnish Defence Forces will shift to using the NATO-standard calibres 5.56x45mm, 7.62x51mm, 9x19mm, and 12.7x99mm for new small arms. The decision taken will improve, among other, the soldier’s operating capability, interoperability, and security of supply.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-to-shift-to-using-nato-standard-calibres-for-new-small-arms
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13.8.2025 | Finland and Norway began educational cooperation in autumn 2023 when the first Norwegian student pilots arrived at the Air Force Academy for training.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/nordic-cooperation-on-military-flight-training-deepens
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7.4.2025 | The Commander of the Finnish Air Force visited Lockheed Martin's F-35 production line in Fort Worth and the Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith at the end of March. Finland's first F-35 fighter jets are currently in production, and preparations are underway at the training bases for the arrival of Finnish personnel.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/yhdysvalloissa-valmistaudutaan-suomalaisten-vastaanottoon-1
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28.10.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces will shift to using the NATO-standard calibres 5.56x45mm, 7.62x51mm, 9x19mm, and 12.7x99mm for new small arms. The decision taken will improve, among other, the soldier’s operating capability, interoperability, and security of supply.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/the-finnish-defence-forces-to-shift-to-using-nato-standard-calibres-for-new-small-arms
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13.8.2025 | Finland and Norway began educational cooperation in autumn 2023 when the first Norwegian student pilots arrived at the Air Force Academy for training.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/nordic-cooperation-on-military-flight-training-deepens
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25.4.2022 | In the years 2022–2024, the Finnish Defence Forces will upgrade and supplement the simulator system in training use (KASI) as part of a project for simulated combat environment (SITY). The product procurements will enable continuing the use of the existing live simulators to support troop training until the end of 2032.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-to-upgrade-its-combat-simulators
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Akutvårds- och simulationssektorn vid Centret för militärmedicin utvecklar akutvården, katastrofmedicinen och fältkirurgin samt ger simuleringsutbildning inom branschen.https://logistiikkalaitos.fi/sv/utbildning-i-akutvard-och-simulering
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7.2.2025 | In January, the Air Combat Centre organised a training event at Satakunta Air Wing, where five U.S. F-35 pilots arrived to inform Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel about the F-35’s capabilities and operating the fighter jet.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/u.s.-pilots-prepare-finnish-personnel-for-f-35-era
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23.2.2024 | A marked change is on the horizon for the Air Force in the latter half of the decade with the gradual introduction into service of the F-35 fighter aircraft alongside the F/A-18 Hornet and the Hornet’s decommission by the end of 2030. The transition from 4th to 5th generation fighters will also be reflected in the flight training of the Air Force.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/from-pilot-reserve-officer-course-to-f-35-cockpit
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28.1.2021 | The Live, Virtual & Constructive (LVC) training environment enables fighter pilots to train complex air operation scenarios. In the future, most Air Force flight training will be conducted in an environment combining live aircraft, simulators, and computer-generated players controlled by algorithms or artificial intelligence.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/flight-training-system-ready-for-transition-to-hx-era
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3.6.2024 | The Finnish Air Force will participate in NATO's collective peacetime missions in Romania in summer 2024. Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets arrived at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base on Monday 3 June 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-fighter-jets-arrive-in-romania-to-take-part-in-nato-missions