Boeing Challenges Danish F-35 Selection, Says Data Was Flawed

COPENHAGEN --- Boeing has challenged the Danish government’s recommendation to buy 27 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, questioning data used to suggest its St. Louis-made Super Hornet fighter jet was more expensive than the F-35.

Boeing told a Danish parliamentary committee on Thursday that the recommendation was based on “incomplete and possibly flawed data.”

The Danish minority government announced last week its recommendation to buy Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet rather than Boeing’s older F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

“We have asked the Danish Ministry of Defense to reassess its evaluation of the cost. We think their report has made the cost of the Super Hornet 50 to 100 percent more expensive than in reality,” said Boeing vice president Debbie Rub.

The ministry report evaluating each fighter jet candidate was based on data estimating that the Super Hornet would have a service life of 6,000 flying hours, while Boeing thinks the right figure for Denmark is 9,500 hours.

The report also compared a one-seater fighter jet F35 to a two-seater rather than a one-seater Super Hornet, Rub told Reuters. (end of excerpt)

Click here for the full story, on the St Louis Today website.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Danish government set out the reasons for its choice of the F-35 in a report posted on its website. Many observers agree with Boeing’s opinion that the selection was based on flawed data.)

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