They didn't actually expand on that. Although we were quite clear in our own minds that we again met the Norwegian requirements, we did not get from the Norwegian authorities a definitive answer as to exactly why we suddenly fell short, having been all the way through that very long competition, if you like, neck and neck on pretty well every one of the criteria with the F-35A. It was a very late decision, as you know, which went against us. It was probably a political decision. We feel that the words they used indicated there was not any great technical issue in what we could offer. It wasn't so much technical and we believe it was a political decision.
On December 7th, 2010. See this statement in context.