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DSEI 2015: Savox hammers THOR

16th September 2015 - 12:15 GMT | by Tim Fish in London

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A large order for the THOR tactical headgear system from Savox designed for Finland’s Future Warrior 2020 programme is expected this year.

This comes as the company has its European launch of THOR at the DSEI exhibition in London.

Mikael Westerlund, chief strategic officer at Savox, told Shephard that the THOR system (Tactical Headgear system for changing Operational Requirements) will deliver its first War Materials development in October.

When a product has passed qualifications and trials and is deemed suitable for use by the military, the Finland Defence Force (FDF) approves it as war materials. Practically this means that it

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