The Finnish Navy conducted a torpedo firing in the Northern Baltic Sea with a TP45 torpedo borrowed from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.

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This was the first time that a torpedo has been launched from a Haminaclass fastattack craft and the first time in decades that the Finnish Navy has operated a piece of torpedo weaponry.

The objective of the launch was to ascertain the capability of the TP45 torpedo system as a part of the upgrade of Haminaclass fastattact crafts. According the Commander of the Finnish Navy, this test helps improve the Navy’s antisubmarine warfare capability significantly, ahead of the introduction of the new TP47 torpedo.

The Finnish Navy has placed an order with Saab for torpedo and associated combat system deliveries for the Haminaclass fastattack craft and future Pohjanmaaclass corvettes. The Saab Lightweight Torpedo or TP47 will be introduced into service use in 2023 and replace the TP45.


The TP47 is a lightweight torpedo particularly well suited for operating in the specific and complex naval operating environment of the Baltic Sea.

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