Damen Shipbuilding Group secured a US$6.7 billion deal to build MKS 180 Frigate for the German Navy:
After looking at fairly low unit price of F35 from the Polish deal ($140m/$84m including/excluding logistics etc.) for the capability that it provides, i don't see why are they bothering with a competition.Saab send Gripen E and GlobalEye to Finland for a lucrative £10 billion Contract:
I guess transparency is a thing in many Nordic countries.After looking at fairly low unit price of F35 from the Polish deal ($140m/$84m including/excluding logistics etc.) for the capability that it provides, i don't see why are they bothering with a competition.