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Patria tops out Finnish facility to assemble and maintain F-35 engines

Patria topped out its new Linnavuori facility in Nokia, Finland, which will assemble, then from 2030 maintain, F135 engines for Finland's F-35 fleet under a 2024 agreement with Pratt and Whitney, completing in autumn 2025.

Verified AI-drafted Patria Group press release, 17 March 2025

What it does not test. It does not reduce Finland's underlying reliance on the US-made F135 engine or Pratt and Whitney's intellectual property.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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