Turkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)
The Turkish Air Force is at a crossroads after having been dumped out of the Joint Strike Fighter program.
The Turkish Air Force is at a crossroads after having been dumped out of the Joint Strike Fighter program.
The Israeli firm Elbit will establish a new flight academy in Greece, equipped with M-346 advanced jet trainers.
Athens’ letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs.
The Greek prime minister has outlined a major arms package for all three services, with new warships also being on the shopping list.
With tensions rising over energy reserves in the Aegean Sea, the disgruntled neighbors have air arms that are well-equipped and at high readiness.
Separately, Turkish warships blocked the Greek Navy from boarding a cargo ship in the Mediterranean suspected of carrying arms to Libya.
Greece says it is preparing to deploy a Patriot surface-to-air missile system unit to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Kingdom’s oil infrastructure. This news comes amid reports that the U.S. military is trying to get approval from Iraqi authorities to send Patriots there in the wake of unprecedented Iranian ballistic missile strikes aimed at American personnel in that country last month.
This is the largest iteration of the drill ever with more than 1,000 participants from seven foreign countries.
The Hellenic Air Force could use the updated aircraft, but the country’s struggling economy remains a concern.
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