Greece

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The upgrading of 85 Greek Air Force F-16 fighter jets and the hiring of two frigates from France were discussed at the meeting of the Governmental Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense, on Monday. The meeting at Maximos Mansion was...

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...

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph F. Dunford, expressed Washington’s desire to further upgrade the American base at Souda Bay on Crete. The joint Greek-U.S. base is a forward operating site for U.S. and allied operations...

The Greek Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos, called on the U.S. to deploy military assets on a "more permanent base" in three more locations in the country, beyond Souda base. Kammenos was in Washington to meet Secretary of Defense John Mattis...

Members of the Rouvikonas anarchist group evaded security and invaded the courtyard of the Greek Pentagon on Friday afternoon. In an unprecedented breach of security of one of the best guarded sites in Greece, the group of about 20 anarchists...

Greece is a battleground for competing NATO allies who have rushed to sell new frigates and capitalize on the country's defense program

Greek lawmakers approved the 2021 state budget, which includes a doubling of defense expenditures, after a five-day-long debate on Thursday night. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the government aims to increase spending on military capacity by 57% compared to that...

Greece plans to acquire three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the United States with surveillance capabilities ranging from the Black Sea to Libya, Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Papagiotopoulos said on Friday. “And don't tell me that we should not inspect...

The enhanced strategic cooperation between Washington and Athens is set to take one step further on Wednesday, October 30, as two aircraft belonging to the legendary ''Boeing B-52 Stratofortress'' bomber class will fly over Greece and Cyprus as part of...

The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to Greece, according to a Reuters report which came out on Thursday. The US is considering boosting the defenses of four European allies, including Greece, Spain, Romania...