Combat aircraft
United States to Finland: F-35A Lightning II, 2021
Finland selected 64 F-35A fighters, its largest defence purchase, months before applying to join NATO.
The record
- Weapon systemF-35A Lightning II
- CategoryCombat aircraft
- SupplierUnited States (Washington DC)
- RecipientFinland (Helsinki)
- Units recorded64
- Value$9.4B
- Year2021
- StatusOrdered
- Documentation confidence88/100
- Distance between capitals6,930 km
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