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Finland greenlights additional GBU-53 SDB II/StormBreaker small-diameter bombs for its F-35A fleet via US procurement

Finland’s Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen authorized the Defense Forces Logistics Command to procure additional GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) glide weapons from the United States to arm the country’s incoming Lockheed Martin F-35A fleet. The follow-on supplements a 2023 Foreign Military Sales contract for StormBreaker/SDB II munitions.

2026-06-18T00:03:43.009847-07:00

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