same happened in Belgium, the US won over the French Jet. In hindsight nobody cares anymore, but it was a lot of public debate and very clear the decision was

same happened in Belgium, the US won over the French Jet. In hindsight nobody cares anymore, but it was a lot of public debate and very clear the decision was political and not merit based Hey, that has value, there is definitely a good case to be made for that. But just be open and honest about it instead of doing weird procurement steps