May 7, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Who Will Win Finland’s Fighter Contest? | Aviation Week Network
The bids are in for Europe’s largest fighter procurement in a decade, and all five contenders remain in the race. The four governments representing the five Western fighter manufacturers vying for Finland’s €9.4 billion ($11.3 billion) HX fighter requirement delivered their final offers to Helsinki on April 29. Now procurement officials will scrutinize the military performance, cost, security of supply and proposed industrial cooperation being offered by the manufacturers to replace the country’s Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fleet.