Finland buying Raytheon’s ESSM for Squadron 2020 corvettes

[Georg Lassen]

The Finnish defense ministry on February 21 announced it is buying Raytheon’s Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) systems for its Pohjanmaa-class corvettes of the Squadron 2020 project.


https://navaltoday.com/2019/02/21/fi...020-corvettes/













This completes the main weapons suite for the Pohjanmaa-class corvettes, previously selected where Bofors 57mm Mk3 gun, IAI Gabriel V (Advanced Naval Attack Missile) SSM, Saab Torped 47 torpedo and Forcit Blocker naval influence mine.


Still open is the command and control system, bids have been made by Saab, Atlas Elektronik GmbH and Lockheed Martin Canada Inc.


International AEGIS Fire Control Loop (IAFCL) is a possible requirement as the corvettes will feature the Mk 41 Baseline VII Strike-Length VLS.