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The MoD <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fmn.dk\/temaer\/kampfly\/Documents\/type-selection-denmarks-new-fighter-aircrafts-english-summary5.pdf\">ranked<\/a>\u00a0the joint strike fighter above the F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet in strategic, economic, industrial and military aspects, but Boeing has focused its criticism on the economic evaluation, which estimated that \u2014 over the lifecycle of the plane \u2014 38 Super Hornets could cost as much as double that of 28 F-35As.<br\/><br\/> &#8220;As we said when the decision was announced, we believe the ministry&#8217;s evaluation of the competitors was fundamentally flawed and inaccurately assessed the cost and capability of the F\/A-18 Super Hornet,&#8221; said Debbie Rub, vice president and general manager of Boeing&#8217;s global strike division. &#8220;We&#8217;re taking this step because there&#8217;s too much at stake for Denmark and, potentially, other countries considering the Super Hornet.&#8221;<br\/><br\/> Boeing submitted its request for insight Thursday afternoon, said company spokesman Andrew Lee. The Danish defense ministry now has seven days to supply all information related to the decision, which the company will use in any future legal challenge. <br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Danish government currently plans to buy 27 F-35As to replace its current fleet of F-16s. Lockheed beat out both the Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon in the $3 billion competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing has been public about its misgivings about the estimated procurement costs of the competitors put forward by Denmark. Those estimates set procurement of 28 F-35As at about $2.33 billion, or about $83 million per jet. The procurement costs of 38 Super Hornets, in contrast, was valued at about $4.65 billion, or about $122 million apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee said Boeing also has concerns about the other three evaluation criteria, although he declined to elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Because this is a legal challenge, we don\u2019t want to share our concerns in those areas,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an emailed statement, Rub reiterated that Boeing believes the Danish government needs to take a second look at the Super Hornet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Denmark deserves to know beyond a shadow of doubt that a fair and transparent process was used to select the country\u2019s future fighter fleet,&#8221; Rub said in the statement. &#8220;Our action today underscores our belief that the Ministry\u2019s evaluation of each of the four selection criteria fell short of these objectives and must be reviewed to the fullest extent allowed under Danish law.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s concerns about the evaluation process extends beyond Denmark, however. Officials stressed that they also worry other countries considering a Super Hornet buy \u2014 namely Canada and Finland \u2014 could look at the data put forward by the Danish defense ministry and use it as evidence against a potential purchase.\u00a0Those anxieties run particularly deep, as the company&#8217;s F\/A-18 production line has slowed down to two aircraft per month, with final deliveries in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We don\u2019t want misplaced assumptions that were made by the ministry of defense in Denmark to be out there unchallenged,&#8221; a Boeing source said on background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though it&#8217;s very unlikely that Denmark will reverse its decision, Boeing would stand to gain from a reevaluation of the Super Hornet, \u00a0said Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst with the Teal Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Even if the company has a point, the customer will still find a different way to get where it already wants to go,&#8221; he said in an email.&#8221;I haven&#8217;t seen the cost data, but Boeing is certainly right. 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