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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

JSF costs not transparent: audit office

Joint Strike FighterThe Dutch Parliament is not being properly informed about the cost of the new JSF fighter jet, the national audit office said on Wednesday.

The Dutch defence ministry is presenting a one-sided picture of the benefits of the JSF, major risks are being ignored and the budget has not been updated to current prices, the audit office report says.

For example, if other countries decide not to buy the new jet fighter, the price per aircraft will increase. The Netherlands has tentative orders for 85 aircraft, but the bill could be €360m higher than the orginal budget, the audit office said.

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