The Forsvarsministeriet's (FMN, Danish Ministry of Defence) request for binding information for its New Combat Aircraft Program attracted responses from three of the four expected competitors by the July 21 deadline. Boeing's response was based on the F/A-18F Super Hornet, Eurofighter the Typhoon, and Lockheed Martin is offering the F-35A Lightning Ⅱ. Saab, which was tipped to put forward a variant of its Gripen NG, declined to participate further in the selection process. Denmark originally sought 48 aircraft, but that project was suspended in 2010; Eurofighter withdraw from the process saying it believed the process was biased towards the Lightning Ⅱ. Denmark has been a Tier-3 partner in the Joint Strike Fighter since 2002. This issue is understood to have played a part in Sweden's decision not to pursue the Danish competition, which had been relaunched by March 2013.
展开▼
