#NATO

The Finnish Defense Force have announced they will shift to small arms systems chambered in NATO standard calibers. Traditionally, due to their location and regional history Finland had favoured Soviet-era calibers such as 7.62x39mm and 7.62x54mmR. Now with Finland’s closer alignment with the West and its accession to NATO in April 2023 they are moving to increase standardisation with their allies.

It’s been a while since we shared any activity from the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Lithuania, but that doesn’t mean they’re not keeping busy and in shape. In TFB’s Photo Of The Day above you can see an example of this. Would you rather shoot the CZ P-10 C, which is the relatively new Czech Army service pistol, or work the dumbbell like the guy in the background? They ordered 20,000 pistols like this and an additional 1,000 that can use a suppressor. I’ll have one of the Optics-Ready-Suppressor-Ready, please.