fighter jets
Federal Council: No lack of room for maneuver when choosing a fighter jet
According to the Federal Council, foreign policy aspects in the procurement of fighter jets can only play a role if offers are of equal value. In his reply to the supervisory authority, he rejects their objections in this regard.
In September, the National Council’s Audit Committee (GPK-N) particularly criticized the fact that the Defense Department DDPS and the Federal Council defined the framework conditions at the beginning of the process for the evaluation of the new fighter jet without in-depth examination in such a way that the state government ultimately had no room for maneuver to to include foreign policy aspects in their decision.
In its statement published in the Federal Gazette on Wednesday, the Federal Council writes that it has explored and clearly defined its scope for action. However, a purely political decision would call into question the sense and purpose of the evaluation process and damage the authority’s credibility and reputation.
(SDA)
