Handover ceremony highlights Finland's largest defense procurement and transatlantic ties

As part of Exercise Baana, fighter jets conducted operational training from a 3km stretch of highway in the Tervo region

The contract is worth 8.4 billion euros and includes armaments as well as maintenance services. First aircraft will be delivered in 2025, but will only be taken to Europe in 2026

HX competition will have the winner announced before Christmas, says Finnish media. Aircraft will replace the F/A-18C/D in service since the 1990s