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Greek Firm May Lose Contract to Supply F-16 Aircraft Parts to Lockheed Martin

In a disturbing turn, it is reported that Greece's Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAB) may have to forfeit its agreement to replace parts in its own aging fleet of F-16 jets due to management and staffing issues within the company. The...

F-16s from UAE Arrive at Their New Base at Souda Bay

  Greek media are reporting that there is a change in the air over Souda Bay base on Crete. During the day on Friday, four F-16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates will fly there and it is reported that...

Barrage of Turkish F-16 Overflights Recorded in Eastern Aegean

The Hellenic (Greek) National Defense General Staff, or GEETHA, announced on Friday afternoon that a series of overflights conducted by Turkish F-16 fighter jets above Greek islands were recorded on Friday. More specifically, in a total period of just twenty-one minutes,...

Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Violate Greek Airspace, Fly Above Northern Evros

The repeated Turkish provocations Greece has had to face recently seem to have no end, since on Wednesday afternoon, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets violated Greek airspace in northern Evros. It is believed that this is the first time Turkish fighter...

Greece Signs Deal with Lockheed Martin to Upgrade F-16 Fleet

Greece has signed a deal with Lockheed Martin Corporation to upgrade the country’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets, according to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. The Security of Supply and Information (SSI) Agreement was signed Tuesday between the General Directorate for Defense...

Air Force's "Zeus" F-16 Demonstration Team Conquers the Greek Skies

Over the last several years, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) has been dazzling spectators during the military parades that are held in Thessaloniki every October 28, on the occasion of ''Oxi Day'' celebrations. Behind the impressive air shows are pilots...

Two Turkish F-16 Fighter Jets Violate Greek Airspace

For yet another time this year, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over the Greek island of Kinaros at a height of 27,000 feet on Tuesday morning, according to what the state-run AMNA news agency is reporting. The incident took...

Greek Air Force Intercepts Turkish F-16s on Christmas Day

Violations of Greek airspace by Turkish warplanes over the Aegean continued on Christmas Day, with Hellenic Air Force jets intercepting the aircraft according to international regulations. Two pairs of Turkish F-16s flew over the Greek islands of Kastelorizo, Stroggyli and...

Lockheed Martin’s Upgrade Program of Greek F-16 Fighter Jets to Start Monday

The upgrade program for 85 Greek Air Force F-16 fighter jets to the Block 70/72 Viper standard will be formally launched on Monday, Lockheed Martin VP Business Development Initiatives in Europe Dennis Plessas said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference...

Greece Approves F-16 Fighter Fleet Upgrade

The Greek government has officially approved on Saturday the upgrade of 85 of its Air Force F-16 fighter jets. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the Governmental Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense. The deal for the sale...

F-16 Demo Team Pilot Quotes Churchill During Air Demonstration

One of the most flattering Winston Churchill quotes for Greece was repeated today by an F-16 Greek Airforce pilot during airplane demonstrations for the national "OXI Day" celebrations in Thessaloniki. After Greek forces resistance delayed the Nazi invasion in southern...

Tsipras: Cost of Greek F-16s Upgrade to Reach 1.1 Billion Euros

Alexis Tsipras defended his government’s decision to upgrade the Greek F-16 fleet in a speech to parliament about his recent visit to the U.S., and his meeting with President Trump. The Greek PM said that the cost of the upgrade...

Turkish Jet Fighters Violate Greek Airspace Hours after Athens Agrees to Modernize F-16 Fleet

Just hours after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the re-haul of Greece's F-16 fleet, two Turkish fighter aircraft violated Greek airspace over the Aegean. Two Turkish F-16 fighters flew around Lemnos island at...

Debt-Ridden Greece to Spend $2.4bn Upgrading its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet

The United States has approved the possible sale of more than 120 upgrade kits from Lockheed Martin to the Greeks for their F-16 fighter jet fleet. The deal, worth $2.4bn, was announced as U.S. President Donald Trump met with Greek...

Greek Air Force F-16 Jets Join Cyprus Parade for Independence Day

The Republic of Cyprus celebrates today the 57th anniversary since the declaration of its Independence, with a military parade in Nicosia. President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades received the salute of the parade, in the presence of the country's political, religious...