NATO Member Finland Picks Rafael for Air Defense System
- Procurement fills a gap in Finland’s ground-based air defenses
- System is set to allow intercepting missiles at high altitudes
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Finland selected Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd to provide an air-defense system that will plug a hole in the weaponry of NATO’s newest member at the cost of €316 million ($346 million).
A neighbor to Russia with a 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) border, the Nordic country is currently missing high-altitude interception capability after decommissioning the BUK system acquired decades ago from the Soviet Union.