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Sweden to Buy HIMARS Systems, With Finland Handling Maintenance

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement New plan
  • Sweden announced it will acquire more than 10 HIMARS rocket systems and ammunition.
  • A cooperation agreement will allow Finland to maintain and repair the systems.
  • The arms deal is valued at more than 7 billion Swedish kronor, or about 630 million euros.

Sweden announced on Monday that it would purchase more than 10 HIMARS rocket systems along with ammunition.

At the same time, Sweden signed a cooperation agreement with Finland under which the acquired systems will be maintained and repaired in Finland.

The arms deal is worth more than 7 billion kronor, equivalent to approximately 630 million euros.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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