Finland strengthens anti-drone defence amid concerns over Russia – Reuters

Finland has purchased hundreds of devices for jamming and detecting drones amid concerns over threats from Russia.

Source: Reuters, citing the Finnish Defence Command

Details: The Finnish Armed Forces have acquired hundreds of SkyWiper Omni Max jammers produced by the Lithuanian company NT Service, Reuters reported, citing Colonel Mano-Mikael Nokelainen, Finland's Air Defence Inspector.

The jammers create a protective dome covering hundreds of metres to block drone control signals, video feeds and navigation. They are planned to be deployed around critical infrastructure such as military bases.

In addition to the jammers, Finland has purchased hand-held Airfence drone detectors made by the Finnish company Sensofusion, and additional Smash add-on rifle sights produced by the Israeli company Smartshooter, which assist in targeting and downing drones.

Nokelainen said that the new equipment is intended to counter small reconnaissance drones, declining to share details about Finland's capabilities against larger drones.

Reuters added that Finland has a fleet of nearly 1,000 reconnaissance first-person view (FPV) drones – some made in the US and some by the Finnish company Insta – for training purposes.

Army Commander Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki said Finland will train around 500 new drone operators each year.

Finnish forces also plan to order more drones of various sizes and types and additional anti-drone equipment next year. However, Välimäki said there is no point in stockpiling too many devices that could become obsolete due to rapid technological development in the field.

"We must optimise the number of procurements, that is, the volume, to match the training mission we have. Then we must build production capacity for crisis conditions," he said.

Background:

• Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his address at the Helsinki Security Forum in September 2025 that he doubts Russia will stage a drone attack on Finland similar to the one carried out in Poland.
• Drone-related incidents have been reported with growing frequency in recent months, particularly in Denmark. Aalborg airport in northern Denmark suspended operations on the night of 24-25 September due to unidentified drones in its airspace, particularly near military facilities.
• The Danish government considers the repeated appearance of unidentified drones over the country, including near military sites, to be a hybrid attack, and has warned that similar incidents are highly likely to recur.
• At the end of September, a drone was spotted over the Valajaskoski power plant in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi.

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