@CorporalFrisk

Robin Häggblom, senior advisor & project manager @Riskstaff, personal account. 'Friendliest military blogger in the Nordics' according to @PeterOlsson 😎

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Because Ukraine was never beyond possibility. Because a trained reserve and a high will to defend the country remain foundations of Finland’s defence. Because, as Hillel said, "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?"
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A look at where @MBDAGroup 's missile programmes for long-range strike and air defence currently stand, based in large part on their press conference held during the #EURONAVAL press trip. corporalfrisk.com/2026/10/26…

European Missiles for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Battlefield

A look at MBDA's developing portfolio of missile systems and air defense technology revealed during the EURONAVAL press trip 2026.

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Dr Phil Weir@navalhistorianOct 24
Concerning... "Industry insiders have told @NavyLookout that two more of the five remaining Type 23s will almost certainly have to be declared unseaworthy in the next few months [while delivery of the new Type 26 & Type 31 frigates seemingly continues to slip]."
Navy Lookout
@NavyLookoutOct 23
Latest news commentary: Royal Navy frigate crisis is even worse than Commons Defence Committee report suggests navylookout.com/royal-navy-f…
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Naval News
@navalnewscomOct 25
[FEATURE] Naval News visits @HelsinkiYard to examine how the “Finland model” is driving icebreaker production, and questions if this strategy could solve the U.S. Navy’s surface combatant crisis 🇫🇮 🇺🇸 By @CorporalFrisk navalnews.com/features/2026/…

Coast Guard Icebreakers and the Finland Model: A Blueprint for the U.S. Navy?

Naval News visits Helsinki Shipyard to examine how the "Finland model" is driving icebreaker production, and questions if this strategy could solve the U.S. Navy's surface combatant crisis.

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Petri Mäkelä
@pmakela1Oct 21
Finnish donated Crotale-NG SAMs on a 6x6 Pasi platform shown for the first time in Ukrainian service. So the mystery supplier of Crotale launchers Zelensky mentioned a while ago was indeed Finland.
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦
@front_ukrainianOct 21
❗️French Crotale SAM system in service with the 1039th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment
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This VERY shady individual, Armando Mema, portrays himself as a “Finnish politician” while conveniently hiding the fact that he has not been elected to anything He spreads literal russian propaganda in both English and Finnish This is how russian propaganda operates in Finland.
Armando Mema
@ArmandoMemaOct 20
Corrupted media and propagandist Petri Korhonen accuses me again for exposing the facts. Finnish media is over a year they censore me and my political party, spread false info and try to discredit us. In order to have better Democracy Finland need free media.
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I'm a great admirer of Kasparov, but this is just poor analysis. Are there anything indicating other European countries would be weaker than Ukraine? Historically, attacking cities have rarely broken the spirit of the population or the leadership - and this includes in Europe.
Natalka
@NatalkaKyivOct 19
‼️ Some brutal truth 🔽 “I want to see which European capital could withstand just one drone attack. They’ll run away, shit themselves — pardon my language — and surrender.”.” — Garry Kasparov
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I know some European countries score low on "Would you want your country to continue fighting with uncertain outcome if attacked?", but to an extent that is what people say in peace, and if actually attacked "let's draft our youth to beat the barbarians"-spirit tend to kick in.
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Like, what were the numbers in Ukraine in 2013 (or 2021, for the matter)? Danger is Putin has done that mistake before, and it is part of a longer line of Russia/Soviet (and other major powers) believing people won't fight back if facing huge firepower, so he might do it again.
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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaumOct 19
Every European politician who has ever talked about "sovereignty" needs to respond to this
Financial Times
@FTOct 18
US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions ft.trib.al/0KUTiUQ

US threatens European companies over Starlink restrictions

Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies

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Nice reporting on our study 👍
Hans Tino Hansen@HthHansOct 18
The Arithmetic of Reinforcement: What Getting NATO to the Northern Nordics Actually Takes A new study of the Northern Nordics argues that the alliance’s northern flank will be won or lost at the transfer nodes, long before the battlefield (Link with analysis of the report below)
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Pavel Podvig@russianforcesOct 17
"Within meters" sounds... very close. In fact, even 1-2 km is very close. This does not look good at all.
Dr Marco Langbroek@Marco_LangbroekOct 17
1/x According to current orbital elements, the Russian #KOSMOS 2612 satellite is now within 1-2 km of #ICEYE-X36. Based on current elements, it might come within meters of the latter within a few hours from now. This is an #RPO without consent. (cont.)
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Christoph Schlegel@FoxTwo2022Oct 14
Replying to @CorporalFrisk
@CorporalFrisk - contract signed. Looks like Germany will soon be the biggest operator of the M18. 15 boats ordered now. Official requirement for 2035 stands at “40+”, per Kurs Marine.
hartpunkt@hartpunktOct 13
Das Bundeswehr-Beschaffungsamt BAAINBw hat mit dem finnischen Bootsbauer Marine Alutech Oy Ab einen Vertrag zur Beschaffung von 15 Mehrzweckkampfbooten des Typs Watercat M18 AMC geschlossen. hartpunkt.de/vertrag-ueber-l…

Vertrag über Lieferung von Mehrzweckkampfbooten für die Bundeswehr geschlossen

Das Seebataillon der Deutschen Marine soll zukünftig als land- und seebewegliche Infanterie in Küstengewässern und im küstennahen Raum an Land zum Einsatz kommen und dazu besser ausgestattet werden.

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People spend far too much time wondering what a Handley Page Atlantic would look like in a Viggen scheme. Well, here's the answer, so we can all move on with our lives now. Goodnight.
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I will say I find it quite strange that these continuously run at loss as the Kokkola-Helsinki flight (which is the one I use regularly) tend to be booked at a high rate, meaning it does feel like there should be the possibility of shifting at least some cost to the ticket price.
lentoposti.fi
@lentopostifiOct 14
LVM:n virkakunta: Finavian lentoasemaverkostoa supistettava - tavoitteena ostoliikenteen lopettaminen lentoposti.fi/uutiset/lvmn_v… #LVM #Finavia #lentoasema #ilmailu #lentoliikenne
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Another question is obviously not the traffic itself, but the societal/comprehensive defence/emergency services value of having airports in operation, and that is generally easier if you have regular traffic, though it can of course be handled by paying directly for the airport.
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Finnish PM Orpo (@kokoomus) tells @Yleisradio that shooting down Russian aircraft intruding would be "very dangerous" in peacetime, and that it's "unlikely" increased Russian hybrid attacks would cause danger to civilian lives. I have questions... 1/2 yle.fi/a/7-10106872?utm_medi…

Regeringen bereder bensinpaket på 60 miljoner euro, avslöjar Orpo

Regeringen förhandlar om ett stödpaket som ska bita mot de skyhöga bränslepriserna. Frågan är svår för Sannfinländarna, säger statsminister Petteri Orpo (Saml).

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The second part is straight up false. Russian hybrid attacks have already cost civilian lives, and endangered several more. Most famously the Skripal poisoning in Salisbury, which led to the death of Dawn Sturgess. 3/3
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(I’ll just leave this here)
Corporal Frisk@CorporalFriskOct 3
I argue that we do have options for how to meet Russian aggressive attacks, and until we actually do something, regardless of any political statements about attacks being "unacceptable", we are in fact accepting them. kkrva.se/vanta-och-se-eller-…

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New Publications Here and There A quick overview of what I've done and written recently, and what is coming up on the blog. ...and, yes, Aftonbladet reported accurately what was said. corporalfrisk.com/2026/10/11…

New Publications Here and There

A quick overview of what I’ve done and written recently, and what is coming up on the blog.

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