Denmark ‘Significantly Underestimated’ F-35 Costs, Audit Shows

Denmark ‘Significantly Underestimated’ F-35 Costs, Audit Shows | Aviation Week

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Tony Osborne
June 08, 2026

Credit: Royal Danish Air Force

A Danish audit of the country’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has found that the country’s fleet of 27 aircraft could cost some 14 billion kronor ($2.16 billion) more to operate than previously estimated. Denmark’s national audit office, Rigsrevisionen, found that the Danish…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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