{
 "slug": "finland-gbu-53-sdb-ii-stormbreaker-glide-bombs-f-35a-supplementary-buy",
 "title": "Finland Buys GBU-53/B SDB II StormBreaker Glide Bombs for Its 64 F-35As",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/finland-gbu-53-sdb-ii-stormbreaker-glide-bombs-f-35a-supplementary-buy/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/finland-gbu-53-sdb-ii-stormbreaker-glide-bombs-f-35a-supplementary-buy/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-18T23:22:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:22.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelsinki, 18 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command on 18 June 2026 to buy additional GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (StormBreaker) glide weapons from RTX/Raytheon for the Finnish Air Force's F-35A fleet\n * The buy is a supplementary order under a Foreign Military Sales contract first signed in 2023, itself enabled by a US Congressional clearance of up to 500 SDB II rounds tied to Finland's HX figh",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "stk-strike-long-range-fires",
  "air-space",
  "arc-arctic-northern-europe"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "f-35",
  "finland",
  "nato",
  "russia"
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