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Denmark Officially Adopts F-35 For Future Fighter Fleet

Thursday, June 9th, 2016

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Denmark Officially Adopts F-35 For Future Fighter Fleet

F-35 developer Lockheed Martin is part of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) trade group. Photo: Air Force

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday put an official stamp on the choice of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace the country’s F-16 fighter fleet.The F-35 beat out both the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Boeing [BA] F/A-18 Super Hornet as the country’s next-generation fighter. The Danish Ministry of Defense earlier this year recommended choosing the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A and Thursdays agreement between the nation’s four major political parties makes the acquisition official.The agreement calls for the purchase of 27 conventional takeoff…

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