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Greece has made good on its promise to buy F-35 stealth fighters, confirming today that it will buy an initial batch of 20 of the aircraft at a cost of around $3.5 billion. The decision is an important step in the modernization of the Hellenic Air Force, which has recently inducted other new combat aircraft types, while plans to retire older jets have also been unveiled. The move also has a particular resonance in terms of Greece’s tense relations with regional rival Turkey, which was booted out of the F-35 program, after buying Russian-made S-400 air defense systems.

Greece Buying F-35s Widens Qualitative Gap With Turkey Greece Buying F-35s Widens Qualitative Gap With Turkey

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 25 8:24 PM EDT

TF-X FIRST FLIGHT

Turkey’s Kaan Next-Generation Fighter Has Flown Turkey’s Kaan Next-Generation Fighter Has Flown

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 21 12:19 PM EST

F-35s Back On The Table For Turkey F-35s Back On The Table For Turkey

By Thomas Newdick

Jan 30 11:42 AM EST

F-16 sale to turkey

Turkish F-16 Deal Now Being Fast-Tracked By Biden Admin Turkish F-16 Deal Now Being Fast-Tracked By Biden Admin

By Thomas Newdick

Jan 25 2:14 PM EST

Turkey's flying wing takes first flight

Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies

By Thomas Newdick

Dec 28 4:17 PM EST

Turkey F-16 fighter

Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 11 7:07 PM EDT

Phantom F4 2020 turkey

F-4 ‘Terminator’ Phantoms Still Going Strong At Turkey’s Anatolian Eagle Exercise F-4 ‘Terminator’ Phantoms Still Going Strong At Turkey’s Anatolian Eagle Exercise

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

May 18 8:34 PM EDT

Turkish light fighter trainer first flight

Turkey’s First Homegrown Manned Tactical Jet Has Flown Turkey’s First Homegrown Manned Tactical Jet Has Flown

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 25 1:00 PM EDT

ANKA 3 Stealth Drone

Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Emerges Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 19 4:45 PM EDT

Our First Full Look At Turkey’s New TF-X Stealthy Fighter

Our First Full Look At Turkey’s New TF-X Stealthy Fighter Our First Full Look At Turkey’s New TF-X Stealthy Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 17 4:08 PM EDT

Turkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)

Turkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated) Turkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 19 7:54 AM EDT

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 15 3:15 PM EDT

Code Brown As This F-4 Phantom Nearly Collides With A Mosque’s Minaret

Code Brown As This F-4 Phantom Nearly Collides With A Mosque’s Minaret Code Brown As This F-4 Phantom Nearly Collides With A Mosque’s Minaret

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 14 8:12 PM EST

Turkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 Embargo

Turkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 Embargo Turkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 Embargo

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 4 1:49 PM EST

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 4 5:23 AM EST

Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan

Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 7 9:43 PM EDT