The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command (FDFLOGCOM) and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) will jointly start the preparation of framework agreements for the procurement of military optronics. Major General Jari Mikkonen, Director of the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command (FDFLOGCOM), and Brigadier General Jonas Lotsne, Director of the Land Systems Division of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) on joint procurement of military optronics on 17 April 2024. According to the IA, Finland and Sweden will jointly start the preparation of framework agreements for the procurement of military optronics. Other Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO) countries may also join the framework agreements at a later stage.
The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defence. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The aim of the organization is to strengthen the member countries’ defence capabilities by identifying areas for cooperation and to promote effective solutions. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Helsinki on November 4, 2009, succeeding the Nordic Supportive Defence Structures (NORDSUP), the Nordic armaments cooperation (NORDAC) and the Nordic Coordinated Arrangement for Military Peace Support (NORDCAPS), previous parallel cooperative arrangements. Participation in the NORDEFCO is voluntary and states can choose which areas they want to collaborate within and to what extent.
