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Finland issues RFP for naval battle systems

Finland’s Ministry of Defense is seeking a battle system for future naval vessels and will soon issue requests for proposals from industry.

The battle system will be comprised of weapon systems, command-and-control systems and sensor systems.

The ministry said the Finnish Defense Forces’ Logistics Command will send requests to 12 domestic and foreign companies to participate in tendering with replies expected by mid-February. An invitation to negotiate and an invitation to tender will be sent to selected suppliers during spring.

The first round of negotiations for production and integration of systems will be conducted during 2017, while the deadline to submit a preliminary tender will be in autumn of that year.

The battle systems will be for Squadron 2020 vessels — four in all — which may be purchased from the shipyard of Rauma Marine Constructions, the ministry said.

The exact configuration of the battle system will be decided in the course of design but at least sea mines and missiles are likely to be included in the main weapon systems.

UPI

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