Denmark illustrates how procurement debate can continue until a proposed system becomes highly refined and correspondingly expensive. The eventual order may then be too small to provide the intended capability at useful scale. Delay creates another strategic risk: the crisis that justified the purchase may fade and weaken political support, or it may arrive before the equipment is available. An appearance of capability cannot replace timely investment in enough usable equipment to meet the defense requirement.
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How prolonged procurement debate shrinks a defense purchase
Denmark illustrates how a long search for the perfect system can leave a country buying too little, too late, or after the original crisis has changed.