F-35, an officer here is the motivation of the Danish Government for the acquisition of 27 JSF

(Franco Iacch)
05/17/16

http://www.difesaonline.it/mondo-militare/f-35-ufficiale-ecco-le-motivazioni-del-governo-danese-lacquisizione-di-27-jsf

"After evaluating the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Boeing F / A-18 Super Hornet and the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter as the next primary for Denmark, the country's government recommends the F-35 in an unequivocal way, as superior in several aspects: strategic, military, economic and industrial impact. "

E 'was published on the website of the Danish Ministry of Defence, the final government report recommending the acquisition of tactical fighter Lockheed Martin. "The Joint Strike Fighter is by far the best aircraft that can replace the current fleet F-16, flying for 35 years."

The Danish Government has not made any real evidence between the fighters. The comparison was made hypothetically by experts recruited by the government that have evaluated a number of factors, including the life cycle. The Saab Gripen was initially assessed, not coming in the final stages of the acquisition process for the new tactical fighter. The Danish government recommends a cost of $ 3 billion for a fleet of 27 F-35 in service from 2020 to 2049.

"The reduced radar signature of the aircraft, as well as systems and advanced sensors, improve the overview of the pilot tactic, ensuring the survival of the aircraft and considerable performance".

Here are the advantages of the F-35A according to the official report of the government: "Survival: the aircraft is able to protect himself against the enemy weapon systems."

"Efficacy: the fighter plane performs well the assigned task."

"Future developments: its operational capacity with technically applicable updates will keep pace with the times over the next 30 years."

The Danes have also decided that the F-35 will be significantly cheaper, since it will have to buy less than the Typhoon and the Hornet. It reads: "The F-35 cell is designed to be capable of flying 8,000 hours, while the Eurofighter and the Super Hornet can not fly for more than six thousand hours." Also at the expense dell'Hornet its configuration two-seater. based on this calculation, it was determined that 28 F-35 will be able to fulfill the same missions of EFA 34 2000 or 38 F-18.

In the documents, however, we recommend the purchase of 27 F-35. Because of spending cuts, the Danish Government, which published the request for a new tactical fighter in 2010, was forced to downsize its fleet to 30 units, compared to the 48 initially planned.

The last word is up to the country's parliament that, almost certainly, will unlock three billion dollars (20 billion Danish crowns), to purchase 27 F-35 requested by the Scandinavian government.

(Photo: Lockheed Martin)

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