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The US DSCA finally allows Finland’s official request [PDF] for AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles to go forward. Finland would receive 70 AGM-158 cruise missiles, 2 test vehicles, plus support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, and U.S. Government and contractor support. The estimated cost is up to $255 million.
The State Department’s DSCA goes on to sing Finland’s praises as a force for stabilioty in Europe, which makes their previous refusals and delays hard to fathom. The DSCA adds the required line that “The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region,” which is true, but their presence will give Finland a significant deterrence capability that they did not have before.
The prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin Industries in Tampa, FL, but neither Lockheed Martin nor the US government will need to assign anyone to Finland after the sale. Despite Finland’s general insistence on industrial offsets for foreign equipment buys, there are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.