The Finnish Ministry of Defense has identified seven fighter types from five aircraft manufacturers as candidates for its HX fighter-replacement program.
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Requests for information (RFI) will be issued by March 2016 to Boeing, Dassault, Saab, Eurofighter consortium and Lockheed Martin.
A winner will be selected in 2021 to replace Finland’s F/A-18 fleet.