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Eurofighter Consortium

breaks with Norway

Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon T1


Swedish JAS 39 C Gripen


Lockheen Martin´s Joint Striker Fighter (JSF) or F-35 Lightning 11

The Eurofighter Consortium has announced that it has withdrawn from the competition to supply the Norwegian Air Force with a new generation jet fighter bombers.

The reason is that the European aircraft producer claims there is no real competition for the contract, and that the Norwegian authorities are favouring the US produced Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

Eurofighter has made its decision known in a letter to Undersecretary of State Espen Barth Eide, stating that they have withdrawn from the competition for supplying new jet fighters to Norway for the time being.

At the same time, the consortium has also withdrawn from the competition to supply new jet fighters to the Royal Danish Air Force for much the same reason.

Barth Eide has refuted Eurofighters claims of unfair competition.

In addition to Eurofighter and JSF, the Swedish JAS Gripen has been also been competing for the contract to supply Norway with new jet fighters.

Source: Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation/Norway Post.