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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 28. februar 2007 / Time Line February 28, 2007
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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
Department Of Defense And Denmark Sign Joint Strike Fighter
Agreement
Denmark has signed the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) production,
sustainment, and follow-on development (PSFD) memorandum of
understanding (MOU) that will govern the cooperative program
arrangements for the next phase of the Joint Strike Fighter
program.The signing ceremony took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb
27.
In a ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Danish Minister of
Defence Soren Gade added his signature to the agreement already
signed by the United States, The Netherlands, Canada, Australia,
the United Kingdom, Turkey, Norway, and Italy. The United States
was represented by U.S. Ambassador James Cain.
This MOU provides a framework for future Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
program efforts in production and beyond, and extends cooperation
beyond the current system development and demonstration agreement
between the United States and the other eight JSF partner
nations.Denmark's signing today marks the completion of three years
of intensive multilateral negotiations, followed by national
reviews and approvals by each partner nation, culminating in a PSFD
MOU signed by all nine Joint Strike Fighter partners.
The Joint Strike Fighter is the largest DoD acquisition program to
date.The F-35 Lightning II is a supersonic, multi-role, stealth
fighter designed to replace a wide range of existing aircraft.Three
versions of the aircraft will be built: a
conventional-takeoff-and-landing variant, an aircraft-carrier
version, and a short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing version.
In addition to preparing for future production and sustainment
activities, F-35 Lightning II development efforts are ongoing.The
first JSF system development and demonstration test aircraft has
already successfully flown several test flights.
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