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 "slug": "patria-first-f135-engine-assembled-finland-linnavuori-f-35a-rovaniemi-autumn",
 "title": "Patria Assembles Finland's First F135 Engine at Linnavuori Ahead of Rovaniemi F-35A Deliveries",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/patria-first-f135-engine-assembled-finland-linnavuori-f-35a-rovaniemi-autumn/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/patria-first-f135-engine-assembled-finland-linnavuori-f-35a-rovaniemi-autumn/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-09-03T20:44:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-04T20:44:44.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNokia, 3 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Patria completed assembly of Finland's first F135 engine, the powerplant for the F-35A, at its Linnavuori facility in Nokia\n * The work follows a 2024 frame contract for F135 maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade, and a February 2026 agreement adding final assembly\n * Assembly runs at Linnavuori through 2030, creating roughly 50 direct jobs over that period\n * Petri Hepola, Patria's chief programme officer for F-35: the completed engine i",
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 "tags": [
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