Finland acquired several hundred drone jamming devices and detectors to protect critical infrastructure and military bases, highlighting the growing importance of counter-drone capabilities amid evolving warfare.

Military & Paramilitary OperationsHigh-Tech Military ToolsDrone swarms & UAV surveillance

Defense

Summary

On December 10, 2025, the Finnish Defence Forces purchased several hundred drone jamming devices and detectors to protect critical infrastructure such as military bases. The devices include several hundred SkyWiper Omni Max jamming system sets from Lithuanian company NT Service, handheld Airfence drone detectors from Finnish company Sensofusion, and Smartshooter Smash rifle sights from Israeli company Smartshooter to assist in targeting and shooting down drones. Colonel Mano-Mikael Nokelainen, Finnish Air Defence Inspector, highlighted the importance of these devices for self-defense against aerial drones. Finland has about 1000 FPV reconnaissance drones, some US-made and some from Finnish company Insta, and trains up to 500 new drone pilots annually. The Finnish Defence Forces plan to order more drones and counter-drone equipment next year but emphasize optimizing purchases due to rapid technological development. Drone warfare has notably changed modern warfare dynamics and is heavily used in the Ukraine conflict since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. NATO accelerated development of counter-drone capabilities after the September 2025 incident in which about 20 suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace, with some being shot down using high-cost air defense missiles.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event describes acquisition and deployment of counter-drone defense equipment by Finland to protect its critical infrastructure and forces, indicating defense preparation rather than hostile action.

Source URL

https://err.ee/1609881340/soome-hankis-suure-koguse-droonitorjeseadmeid

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: extension
Submitted: Aug 1, 2026, 05:49 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 17:45 UTC
Event time: Dec 10, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Dec 10, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Military bases such as Niinisalo, Southwest Finland

Region

Southwest Finland

Primary actor

Finnish Defence Forces

Country

Finland

Countries

Finland

Tags

drone countermeasures, Finland defence, military technology, drone detection, drone jamming, SkyWiper Omni Max, Airfence detectors, Smartshooter Smash, russia–ukraine war, NATO counter-drone

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