[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/europe-14/topic/luftforsvaret-norv%C3%A8ge-319/?post=11419#post-11419]rafighter[/url] a dit le 23/11/2008 à 10:38 :[/b]

[quote]In announcing the decision on Thursday, Norway’s defence minister Anne-Grethe Ström-Erichsen presented a detailed technical review in which she detailed how the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) outclassed the Gripen in almost every area. “The JSF is considered to be better than the Gripen in every major requirement for a combat aircraft – spying and surveillance, as well as combat against targets in the air, on land, and at sea,” she told the Norwegian news agency NTB.

http://www.thelocal.se/15858/20081121[/quote]

[quote]“I can’t criticize Norway for deciding to buy an American airplane. It’s obvious if there are two competitors that only one can win. But we are confused by the justification. Why is it necessary to sit in a press conference and state that the Gripen doesn’t meet a number of operational demands?” asked Nygren.


The public dismantling of the Gripen’s capabilities by the Norwegian defence minister was also a sore point for Nygren*. “We’re wondering why a neighbouring country like Norway took the liberty of choosing this way to describe an airplane which is actually in operation in our air force,” he said.

*Jan Nygren, who served as Saab’s deputy CEO until two years ago, to the TT news agency.

Because this isn’t just some minor attack, if I can use that expression.[/quote]

Ils sont chauds-bouillants les nordiques! :mrgreen:[/quote]