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Helsinki Looks at Building Up Air Defence After Stray Drone Crash
Finland’s prime minister said on Tuesday, March 31st that the country would consider upping the pace of the development of its drone defence after two stray drones crashed in southeastern Finland. The two UAVs fell to earth Kouvola and Luumaki, in southeastern Finland, on Sunday. Finnish authorities confirmed that one of the drones was Ukrainian, while the other is also believed to have originated from Ukraine. One of the devices was found carry…
According to Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen (Kokk), the Ukrainians are trying to do their best to prevent drones from straying into Finland. Iltalehti reached Häkkänen (Kokk) on Tuesday evening from his vacation to comment on the situation in which three drones have strayed into Finland. One drone landed in Kouvola on Sunday and another in Luumäki, and today one drone was spotted in Parikkala.
Finland to boost counter-drone abilities after Ukrainian drones enter airspace
Finland is moving to speed up plans to strengthen its counter-drone capabilities after two drones entered Finnish airspace and crashed near the southeastern town of Kouvola over the weekend, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. Speaking at a press conference in Helsinki, Orpo said decisions will be taken no later than the cabinet's financial seminar in late April. "In the coming years, we will spend significant sums on c…
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