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Trump comments about Super Hornet causes confusion

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  1. hlcc

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    Comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Finland’s fighter jet replacement program has lawmakers in that country baffled.

    At a joint press conference Monday with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Trump announced that Finland had agreed to buy “a large number” of Super Hornets from Boeing.

    One problem.

    Finland’s fighter replacement competition is still years away from selecting a winning aircraft.

    Finland has received responses to its request for information about fighter jets from a number of firms, which not surprisingly, were/are interested in any similar Canadian program. Boeing provided information on its Super Hornet, Dassault Aviation gave details on the Rafale and the Eurofighter organization provided information on the Eurofighter Typhoon. Other responses to the request came from Lockheed Martin, with its F-35, and Saab with the Gripen E.

    Finland’s Ministry of Defence denied Trump’s claims. It noted that the program is years away from a decision (2021 is when Finland is expected to select a winner).

    “President Trump’s remarks are baffling,” Matti Vanhanen, chairman of the Finnish national parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told Defense News. “There are still years to run in the fighter replacement competition before a final decision is reached. If the leadership of the United States harbors the idea that the matter is a done deal, then this is not good.”



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  2. conquistador#11

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    it's a tremendous name, like you're purchasing two nba franchises, the supersonics and the charlotte hornets.
     
  3. pirc1

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    Trump have no idea what he is talking about, is that suppose to be news?
     
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  4. No Worries

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    I for one am impressed that Super Hornet is actually a plane ... that is made in America ... that has military uses.

    Baby steps, yall, baby steps.
     
  5. Invisible Fan

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    "I can be presidential" = I can read off a teleprompter like Obama but he's a fraud president and I like to keep it real.

    Yeah...that won't change anytime soon
     

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