11 minutes agoHow much will Rafalei Croatia cost?
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Following the government's decision that Croatia will buy 12 F3R Rafale warplanes for 999m euros, there are still many unanswered questions about what taxpayers will actually spend nearly one billion euros, writes Croatian medium Jutarnji list. On Friday, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Defence Minister Mario [...]
On Friday, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Defence Minister Mario Banozic refrained from revealing details of the French bid, and nothing is officially known for competing bids.
Plenkovic said he would never publish them. Only in explaining the government's decision is general data of the offer. The public has not received answers to the key question at this moment what is actually being bought for 99m euros, and how much will have to be invested in this project?
According to unofficial information, the American offer for the new F-16 Block 70 was about $1.8 billion, and the Swedish bid for the new JAS-39 Gripen was just over a billion euros. Under what conditions and what they will get for that money is unknown.
