Boeing on Thursday announced it is challenging Denmark’s decision to buy the F-35 as its next fighter over the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Denmark in June said it will buy 27 F-35As after a 30 day review following the country’s Ministry of Defense’s initial recommendation, according to a Lockheed Martin news release. Boeing this week filed a formal Request for Insight with the Ministry of Defense, claiming a “flawed evaluation process, according to a Boeing news release. Debbie Rub, vice president and general manager of Boeing Global Strike, said in the release that Denmark inaccurately assessed the cost and capability of the Super Hornet.
The KC-Z4, a blended wing body tanker concept being developed by startup JetZero, could fuel larger groups of aircraft at longer range to hold more targets at risk, company officials say.