Flight Global says media in Norway are saying that the low price of oil is putting pressure on the Norwegian government’s plan to buy all 52 F-35As.
By U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Norway derives a significant amount of income from oil revenue. A weak Norwegian Krone is not helping the situation either as it makes the fighter jet even more expensive.
Chief of Defense, Adm. Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, has since defended the plan, saying that reducing the number of aircraft is the last option.