F-35Cs of VFA-101 and F-18 Super Hornets in flight near NAS Fallon in September 2015. Wikimedia
Defense News: Boeing Disputes Denmark’s F-35 Evaluation
WASHINGTON — Boeing is challenging the Danish government’s recommendation that Denmark select Lockheed Martin’s F-35 for its next-generation fighter fleet, claiming that the Danes used flawed data to determine the cost of each plane.
Boeing Vice President Debbie Rub told a Danish parliamentary committee in a private hearing Thursday that the recommendation that Denmark buy 27 F-35s to replace its aging F-16 fighter fleet was based on “incomplete and possibly flawed data,” the company confirmed to Defense News. The news was first reported by Reuters.
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Update: Boeing still hopes Denmark will buy its Super Hornet jets (Reuters).
WNU Editor: According to the Danes the F-18 is more expensive than the F-35 ?!?!?! Something is not right. The Danish F-35 report is here .... Denmark just issued a glowing review of the F-35 (Business Insider).
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For that price they could have bought the "F-15 silent eagle".The F-15 is a proven (dog fighter)....it's won every fight!
It even launched an air to air missile (AMRAAM) back in 2010, with only one demonstrator.
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/f-15-silent-eagle-may-get-a-reprieve-as-israel-requests-1740179374
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/news/a18052/boeings-stealthy-f-15-silent-eagle-israel/
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