There is no doubt that this is a very special case, say the control and konstitusjonskomiteens leader Dag Terje Andersen (Ap) before the hearing this coming Monday. the
” There is reason to feel a certain uneasiness over the routines, the istemmer saksordfører Hans Fredrik Grøvan (KrF).
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The 14 NH90 helicopters that the Defence ministry decided to buy in 2001, would deliver in the years 2005-2008. Ten years later, Norway has received eight machines. Six of them can only be used for training.
In addition, the number of flying hours is dramatically lower than expected due to an unforeseen large maintenance needs. And still there are delays. First in 2022 is the last delivery scheduled, although no one today can say it with certainty either.
Incomplete information
Grøvan want to know what customers knew about the danger of delays.
This was a helicopter that never previously had been produced. What assessments were made, and were these evaluations are sufficiently prudent? he asks.
Riksrevisjonens report came in October of last year. It adds a large part of the responsibility on the manufacturer, the NATO Helicopter Industries (NHI), but also turns clearly stated that on the Norwegian side have been poor preparations, inadequate monitoring, weak governance and ineffective coordination.
the Case’s realities is serious in itself. In addition, The pointed out inadequate information to Parliament, including failing information about the consequences for the country’s defence capability. This is serious, ” says Andersen to NTB.
Unrest for routines
the Hearing opens with a fagmilitær part topped with the chiefs of defence Haakon Bruun-Hanssen.
the defence ministers who have to answer for skandalekjøpet, Bjørn Tore Godal (Ap), Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Ap), Grete Faremo (Ap), mr. Espen Barth Eide (Ap), Ine Eriksen Søreide (H) and thus, the sitting secretary of defense Bakke-Jensen (H). Kristin Krohn Devold (H) comes from the practical reasons for a separate hearing on Wednesday the following week.
Grøvan alerts that he is far from will let Bakke-Jensen escape, even if the Progress is now regjeringspartner.
– It is worrisome when the minister says that the follow-up has followed the procedures normally have. When there is reason to have a certain uneasiness about the procedures for this type of procurements on 11 billion is good enough, ” says Grøvan to NTB.
Barth Eide was considering to cancel the
Former defense minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) said today on the political quarter, on the NRK that they were in his time began to be tired of all the deferrals will and delays, and that they initiated a study of options.
at the same time began the first of the helicopters to arrive. The ministry therefore chose to not do anything.
But in retrospect, it proved to be a wrong choice, ” says Eide.
– I think we can take lessons of this, and be careful not to go into a big, expensive and complicated projects when there are plenty of options on the market.
(NTB/Dagbladet)
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