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06 November 2023
by Amael Kotlarski
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A Finnish soldier with an RK 62M3 rifle. The Finnish Army has several small arms programmes under way. (Finnish Army)
Further details regarding the Finnish Army’s ongoing and future soldier modernisation efforts emerged at Defence iQ’s International Dismounted Soldier 2023 conference in London.
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has learnt that alongside deliveries of Sako’s M23 7.62 mm precision rifles and TRG M10 8.6 mm sniper rifles, additional Glock 17 and Glock 19 9 mm pistols are on order as part of the ongoing small arms modernisation effort. The Finnish Army is also fielding new night-vision devices (NVD), laser illuminators, thermal imagers, weapon and helmet mounted lights, and identification systems acquired under the ‘Night Combat 2020′ programme. Deliveries began in 2022.
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