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Greece Expects U.S. Nod on F-35 Sale

Greece is expecting the official letter from the US State Department to approve the sale of F-35s to Greece, a day after President Biden urged Congress to quickly approve a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. Athens...

The Military Partnership Between Greece and India

On a recent visit to India, Lt Gen Themistoklis Bourolias, Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff (Greece) paid homage to Indian fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial. He also met with India's military top brass and discussed...

Greece Mourns Air Force Pilot Marios Touroutsikas

Greece is mourning on Thursday the death of Marios Touroutsikas, the co-pilot killed on a fighter jet that crashed in the Ionian Sea, as his funeral was held at the city of Tripoli on Thursday. The coffin of 29-year-old Lieutenant...

Search for Missing Air Force Pilot Continues in Greece

A search-and-rescue operation to locate the missing pilot of a fallen Greek airforce F-4 jet fighter continued on Tuesday, entering its second day. The plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Katakolo, Ilia on Monday morning, during a...

Greek Jets Assigned to NATO for Nuclear Missions, Report Reveals

Greece contributes to NATO fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, a report by the highly respected Federation Of American Scientists revealed on Tuesday. The report by defense expert Hans Kristensen notes that earlier this year, NATO disclosed that seven...

Air Forces from the US, France, Israel to Join Massive Drill in Greece

Air forces from nine countries, including the US, France, and Israel will take part in the annual Iniochos drill in Greece, simulating airstrikes, evading air defenses, and search and rescue ops. In the exercise which will begin on March 28...

US, Greek Jets In Joint Military Exercise Over Greece, Black Sea

US and Greek fighter jets, the F-15Es and F-16s respectively, are conducting this week a joint military exercise over Greece and the Black Sea. The exercise dubbed "Operation Castle Forge" includes a series of integrated training sorties from the Larissa...

Greece to Buy Six More Rafale Jets, Bringing Total to 24

Greece announced on Saturday it will buy six more Rafale fighter jets from France bringing the total the number of French fighters sold to Athens to 24. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed plans to acquire an additional six Rafales. "I...

Greece and Israel Sign Off Deal for Air Force Training Center

Greece and Israel signed off on the creation of an international air force training center in Greece, the National Defense Ministry reported.

State-of-the-Art American Drones Go Through Their Paces in Larissa, Greece

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the company which produces the new, state-of-the-art American ''MQ-9 Guardian'' drones, presented its new unmanned aircraft today at the Hellenic Airforce (HAF) military base in Larissa, Thessaly. The ''MQ-9 Guardian'' and the tremendous capabilities it can...