FINLAND TO BOLSTER NAVY'S SURFACE FLEET WITH NEW SHIPS, MORE MISSILES

摘要

HELSINKI — Finland plans to increase its naval modernization budget in 2020 as part of a broad and ambitious effort to deepen its overall presence and surface capability in the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. The Finnish Navy's $1.5 billion Squadron 2020 Program is taking shape against the backdrop of a Baltic Sea that could one day host a military conflict between Russia and NATO. The Finnish military's planned purchase of a new surface-to-air system is also linked to the Squadron 2020 Program.