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Greece
Greece Requests to Buy Squadron of US' F-35 Stealth Jets
Greece has asked the United States to purchase up to two dozen fifth generation F-35 aircraft to boost its defense capabilities in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, it emerged on Monday.
The official Letter of Request (LOR) from the Department...
Diplomacy
Greek PM to Discuss Purchase of F-35 Jets With President Trump
Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in an interview published on Sunday that he will raise the possibility of Greece acquiring the state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets during his meeting with President Trump at the White House on January 7.
"We can...
Cyprus
British F-35 Jets To Use Cyprus as Base For Syria, Iraq Operations
The UK’s newest and most advanced generation of fighter jets, the "Lightning F-35 B," recently completed its first operational missions to Syria and Iraq, flying out of the Akrotiri British Sovereign base in Cyprus.
The mission is part of the...
Greece
Greece Mulls Purchase of F-35 Fighter Jets from the US
Greece is among the potential buyers for new F-35 fighter jets from the United States, according to Admiral Mathias Winter, head of the Pentagon office for the F-35s. The information was made public in a Reuters report which came...
Greece
United States Mulls F-35 Fighter Jet Sales to Greece
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...
Greece
Greek PM Mitsotakis in USA to Settle Daughter at Yale University
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be taking a three day trip to the United States to help his daughter, Dafni Mitsotakis, settle in at Yale University in Connecticut.
Mitsotakis' trip was announced by the Greek government's spokesman Giannis Oikonomou.
"I...
Greece
Greece, US Conclude Joint Military Exercise “Poseidon’s Rage”
"Poseidon's Rage," the bilateral military exercise between military forces from Greece and the US was held from May 28 to June 11.
Greece
EU "Strongly Deplores" Turkish Provocations Against Greece and Cyprus — While Missile Tested on Black Sea
European heads of states and governments met in Brussels on Friday in a summit which was to address a range of issues, from fishery rights and Brexit talks to measures to deal with the coronavirus.
However, at the urging of...
Greece
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...
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis Tells President Trump Greece Will Defend its Sovereign Rights
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed satisfaction following his meeting with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, the Greek premier said that the two sides reaffirmed the excellent state of relations between the two countries.
"We had...
Cyprus
How Will Turkey's Purchase of the S-400 Affect Relations With Greece?
Turkey received its first shipment of an advanced Russian missile defense system earlier this month, ignoring repeated warnings from Washington and fueling concerns about where the country’s loyalties lie between the West and Moscow.
The primary concern of the US...
Cyprus
Turkey Ramps up Tension Across the Eastern Mediterranean
Ankara continues its aggressive behavior in the eastern Mediterranean, demanding a piece of the hydrocarbon pie inside Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone, while at the same time the defense ministers of Greece and Turkey discussed confidence-building measures.
The meeting between Evangelos...
Greece
Greek Airspace Violations by Turkish Jets Escalate
In a major escalation of provocations, Turkish jets violated Greek national airspace a total of 99 separate times on Tuesday, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA).
Forty-six of those violations were conducted by fighter jets and the...
Greece
Greece Concerned Over Turkey's Acquisition of Russian Air Defense System
Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis on Thursday expressed his concern with Turkey’s purchase of the Russian-built S-400 air defense system.
Apostolakis said in a television interview that Ankara’s acquisition of the system will completely change the situation in terms of...
Greece
Allied Fighter Jets Buzz Over Athens
A formation of fighter jets from Greece and other countries participating in the international air force exercise "Iniochos 2019" flew over the city of Athens on Thursday.
The formation included seven aircraft (F-35, F-4, M-2000 and Tornados) from Greece, Italy,...