2020
Finnish Defence Forces to procure night combat equipment and target acquisition devices produced in Finland
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to conclude an agreement on the acquisition of night combat equipment and target acquisition devices from Finnish manufacturer Senop Oy.
The first phase of the procurement includes helmet-mounted image intensifiers for soldiers and target acquisition devices for mortar companies. The agreement also includes a provision for the purchase of weapons-mounted laser sights. The procurement, which is part of the national defence development programme, aims to improve the ability of infantry to fight in dark conditions with poor visibility.
“In my view, it is very important that this procurement will help to maintain and develop the capacity, skills and security of supply of the Finnish optronics industry. It is also worth noting that the procurement will provide dozens of person-years of employment in Finland,” says Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen.
The products will be delivered by the end of 2021 and will be taken into use starting in 2022. The overall value of the contract with value-added tax is more than EUR 13 million. The maximum value of the five-year additional provision with value-added tax is approximately EUR 209 million.
The domestic employment effect of the
contract will be about 40 person-years without the additional provision.
The purchase of the image intensifiers is related to a letter of intent signed between the Finnish Defence Forces and Senop Oy on 22 September 2019.
For further information, please contact Jouko Tuloisela, Senior Government Adviser, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 412 and Colonel Rainer Peltoniemi, Army Command Finland, tel. +358 299 800 (Defence Forces’ switchboard).