Defense manufacturer Patria has signed a service agreement to develop the capabilities for Finland’s F-35 program.The contract lists the company’s maintenance reliability and technology development as some of the prime services required for the combat fleet.Patria is also expected to collaborate with the country’s industrial sector, with plans to build a large-scale assembly of F-35 fuselages, engines, and other structural components.Work for the agreement will run until 2031, with its direct employment impact estimated at 600 person-years.Patria F-35 chief program officer Petri Hepola said...…Defense manufacturer Patria has signed a service agreement to develop the capabilities for Finland’s F-35 program.The contract lists the company’s maintenance reliability and technology development as some of the prime services required for the combat fleet.Patria is also expected to collaborate with the country’s industrial sector, with plans to build a large-scale assembly of F-35 fuselages, engines, and other structural components.Work for the agreement will run until 2031, with its direct employment impact estimated at 600 person-years.Patria F-35 chief program officer Petri Hepola said...WW…