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5 December

Aechelon’s AI tool adds environmental conditions using machine learning-derived snow accumulation, and extracts 3D vegetation and buildings from Vantor’s 3D spatial foundation to generate an up-to-date tactical synthetic environment.

AI Converts SAR Imagery Into Real-Time 3D Synthetic Terrain

Aechelon completed a proof-of-concept that uses AI and Vantor’s 3D terrain data to turn ICEYE’s radar imagery into 3D synthetic environments.

5 December

Europe

A dark green Patria 6x6 armored vehicle is seen traversing a snowy field while it's snowing. Trees can be seen on the background, covered in white snow. The vehicle's wheels are fitted with snow chains to help it have better grip and control on the ground.

Giulia Bernacchi

Patria, Valmet Automotive Partner on Armored Vehicle Manufacturing, Tech Transfer

Finnish firms Patria and Valmet Automotive have partnered to work together on technology transfer to produce Patria’s armored vehicles.

3 December

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Sweden and Finland Order 300 More Sisu GTP 4×4 Armored Vehicles

The Swedish and Finnish armed forces have jointly ordered more than 300 additional Sisu GTP 4×4 off-road vehicles.

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25 November

Business

Christine Casimiro

Finland’s NestAI Advances Military AI With $115M Funding, Nokia Partnership

NestAI, a Finnish firm specializing in command-and-control (C2) and intelligent unmanned systems, is on a roll towards pushing artificial intelligence (AI) into defense tech.

13 November

Asia Pacific

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Staff Writer With AFP

China ‘Massively’ Fuels Russia’s War Chest: Finnish Defense Minister

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen on Wednesday said China was "massively" financing Russia's war efforts, which increases the security threat in Europe and poses a challenge to NATO.

10 November

Europe

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite.

Giulia Bernacchi

Germany’s Rheinmetall, Finland’s ICEYE Launch SAR Satellite Joint Venture

Rheinmetall and ICEYE have launched a joint venture focused on Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite technologies.

5 November

Europe

Agate Sensors' technology measure subtle physiological changes.

Giulia Bernacchi

Finnish Startup to Trial Human Performance Wearables for Sweden

Agate Sensors has received a contract from Sweden for testing its wearable technology for monitoring human performance of troops.

4 November

Europe

(From L) NestAI's Peter Sarlin and Chief of Defence, General Janne Jaakkola

Christine Casimiro

Finland Moves Toward Data-Centric Warfare With NestAI Collaboration

Finland is keeping pace with Europe’s fast-evolving security environment through a new data and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy designed to modernize its defense operations.

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31 October

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