Also somewhat relevant to the JSF and international participation

"A top Norwegian Parliament official warned yesterday that the country
would abandon the Joint Strike Fighter program if project manager
Lockheed Martin Corp. doesn't help Norway's local industries secure
work on the aircraft. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Apr15.html
(http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/ir...icle776731.ece for a
norwegian version of the same story)

This is as far as I know, nothing new on the part of Lockheed. The
buy-back contracts for the F-16s we bought 30 years ago have still not
been honored in full by Lockheed as far as I'm aware.

Øystein
--
Roy Batty: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships
on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the
dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time,
like tears in rain. Time to die.