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2023-04-07 Europe

Finland announces decision to buy David's Sling system from Israel

[JPost] Finland will purchase the David’s Sling air defense system from Israel, its Ministry of Defence said.

The announcement, which was made late Wednesday, came a day after the Nordic country was accepted into NATO
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The treaty’s newest member said the plans were to buy the defense system for €316 million, with a possibility for expansion.

This is the first time that David’s Sling has been sold abroad.

"The procurement contract will include a separate clause between the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defence of Finland to ensure the security of supply of the system," a Finnish statement said. "The arrangement will ensure the availability of critical system components in all security situations."

It added that the "system will extend the operational range of Finland’s ground-based air defense capabilities significantly."

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Kremlin: Nuclear deployment to Belarus is response to NATO expansion

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-06 09:00|| 2023-04-06 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 David's Sling (Hebrew: קלע דוד, romanized : Kela David), also formerly known as Magic Wand (Hebrew: שרביט קסמים, romanized: Sharvit Ksamim), is an Israel Defense Forces military system being jointly developed by the Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the American defense contractor Raytheon, designed to intercept enemy planes, drones, tactical ballistic missiles, medium- to long-range rockets and cruise missiles, fired at ranges from 40 to 300 km (25 to 190 mi).

Posted by Slavising Unineting5672 2023-04-07 08:43|| 2023-04-07 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Good for Finland. Good for Israel. But, does Finland touch the North Atlantic?

Posted by irish rage boy 2023-04-07 17:19|| 2023-04-07 17:19|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ No, but it has a nice view of the Baltic.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-07 17:23|| 2023-04-07 17:23|| Front Page Top

#5 does Finland touch the North Atlantic?

No, but it is within shouting distance and a helluva lot closer than Turky or however they spell it these days.

People are making a big deal about Finland joining NATO, but I don't think the Russians give a poot. You know the Olympic sport biathlon that combines cross-country skiing and target shooting? It comes from the traditional Finnish custom of shooting at Russians while on skis, so I think their disposition is already pre-determined in case of festivities

The reason the Russians don't care is the topography of the Russo-Finnish border - swarms of little lakes and forests and bogs. Very defensible and not good tank country, unlike Ukraine which is wide and flat with only the Dniepr as a defensible position.

Posted by SteveS 2023-04-07 18:50|| 2023-04-07 18:50|| Front Page Top

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