The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces' [ˈilmɑˌʋoi̯mɑt]; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. [1]

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier -capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

The main fighter type of the Finnish Air Force is the American Boeing (formerly McDonnell-Douglas) F-18 Hornet Multirole Fighter. The aircraft was designed in the 1980’s originally for the U.S. Naval Air Force. In 1992 the Hornet was chosen to replace the Swedish Saab 35 Drakens and Soviet MiG 21 bis fighters of the Finnish Air Force.

The proposed sale of F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs and associated weapons will provide Finland with a credible defense capability to deter aggression in the region and ensure interoperability with U.S. Forces. The proposed sale will replace Finland's retiring F/A-18C/Ds and enhance its air-to-air and air-to-ground self-defense capability.

5 天之前 · Finland and the F/A-18 Super Hornet: A Strategic Overview. Finland’s relationship with the F/A-18 Super Hornet is rooted in its ongoing efforts to modernize its air force while aligning with NATO interoperability standards.The nation currently operates the older F/A-18 Hornet models, which have served as the backbone of its air defense for decades. . The discussion surrounding a potential ...

2023年3月14日 · HELSINKI — Finland’s center-left government is under fire from opposition leaders after Prime Minister Sanna Marin suggested Finland could donate an unspecified number of the Finnish Air...

2020年10月12日 · The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft to Finland. The sale also includes weapons and related equipment worth an estimated $14.7bn.

2025年1月26日 · Finland chose the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to replace its force of legacy F/A-18 Hornets in 2021, with the stealth fighter winning out over competition from the Saab Gripen E/F and the...

2024年6月12日 · The Finnish Air Force deployed seven of its F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta in Romania on June 3, 2024 as a part of NATO’s Air Shielding mission. This...

2018年5月7日 · 2018年3月9日，在美国“中国湖”海军武器测试中心 (NAWS)，一架芬兰空军的F/A-18C战机进行了AGM-158隐身巡航导弹的发射测试，并成功摧毁了放置在靶场内的训练目标。 图为当天FA-18C发射JASSM导弹瞬间。 芬兰空军装备的JASSM巡航导弹为AGM-158A基本型的出口版，最大射程超过400千米，可搭载450千克级钻地弹头，精度可达3米内，这意味着芬兰F-18从本土基地起飞后，就可直接在芬兰国境内发射，射程就能覆盖到包括圣彼得堡在内的多个俄罗斯大 …