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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Finnish Government plans to replace Russian anti-aircraft missiles with NATO version

The aim is to replace the Russian-built Buk or ''Gadfly'' system with either a Norwegian or a French-Italian system as of 2012Finland’s air defences are to be upgraded with a missile system used by NATO countries to replace a Russian-built system. A formal decision on the matter is expected early this year.

Helsingin Sanomat has learned that the price tag of the new system could be about EUR 400 million.

The Ministry of Defence did not comment on the information on Thursday, because the project is “in a sensitive phase”. Minister of Defence Jyri Häkämies (Nat. Coalition Party) had no comments.

The state budget has set aside EUR 500 million for the system, which has nevertheless not been mentioned separately in the budget itself.

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