Ingrebrigtsen, however, downplays any concerns. "If you don’t want any problems, you should never buy an air fighter," he said, adding that this is a new project that is breaking barriers — and with that comes a critical eye among skeptics.
Norway, Defence-wide has problems making ends meet. Unit-readiness is a problem across the board.
Yet, they are willing to throw good money after bad in order to play in the greatest Defence Ponzi Scheme of all time.
$11B for 50-some jets.
That could buy and sustain a lot of Gripens; something that actually works and doesn't cost $35,500 per flying hour.
