Safran Electronics & Defense announced a significant agreement with the FinnishDefence Forces for the supply of advanced Geonyx Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for theirArtillery systems.
The contract spans from 2024 to 2031, reflecting a long-term commitment toequipping Finland’s military forces with cutting-edge navigation and positioning technology.
The Geonyx INS, leveraging Safran’s HRG Crystal technology, is designed for precise navigation,targeting, and artillery pointing even in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-denied environments. Its compact, shock-resistantdesign makes it ideal for integration into various military platforms, including vehicles, artillerysystems, and mobile radars.
This agreement will significantly enhance the Finnish Defence Forces' capabilities in operationalaccuracy and mission readiness, ensuring robust and resilient navigation solutions for complexand dynamic environments. The capabilities of the Geonyx will enable the Finnish Army to achievevery high precision pointing for its artillery systems (mortars, towed guns, self-propelled guns).
Bychoosing Safran, Finland aligns with a proven industry leader in inertial navigation, with over 1,000units of Geonyx delivered worldwide.
Safran Electronics & Defense’s partnership with the Finnish Defence Forces underlines itscommitment to deliver tailored solutions that meet modern defense challenges while maintainingcost efficiency and operational excellence.
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipmentand interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, moresustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible.
Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, andholds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran islisted on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.
Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers on-board intelligence solutions allowing them tounderstand the environment, to reduce mental load and to guarantee a trajectory, even in criticalsituations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses theexpertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.
