This year, the military parade on March 25, dedicated to the 201st anniversary of the national holiday of Independence Day and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, was held with brilliance. For the first time, Rafale fighters, which have recently entered the Air Force balance and were acquired in France, took part in the air […]
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Contract for the purchase of Belharra will be signed on the battleship “Averof” in Faliro
Agreements for the supply of Belharra will be signed by National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his French counterpart Florence Parly on the battleship Averof in a ceremony expected to be attended by 14 senior officials from the French Defense Ministry and the company that builds the Belharra frigates. According to the information, the French […]
Androulakis on Rafale – shame on ND self-promotion
“It is a shame that these purchases, made with the money of Greek taxpayers, who are still suffering from the consequences of the pandemic and galloping inflation, are being used to self-advertise New Democracy,” said KINAL MP Nikos Androulakis. Statement by Nikos Androulakis published on his YouTube channel “We supported a defense agreement with France […]
First 6 Rafales arrive in Greece blessed with holy water
The loud roar of the first six Rafales flying over the Acropolis on Wednesday afternoon was heard throughout the Greek capital. It must have been the most expensive sound ever heard. The flight cost (fuel only) of each fighter per hour is estimated to be at least 14,000 euros, and that’s not counting depreciation and […]
The first 6 Rafale aircraft will arrive in Greece and fly over the Acropolis at noon on Wednesday.
The first 6 of 24 Rafale fighter jets for the Hellenic Air Force are expected to arrive in the country on Wednesday. They will take off from the Istra Air Base in France and land at the 114th Tanagra Air Base. Rafale fighter jets are due to fly over the Acropolis shortly after 12 noon. […]
France thanks to Greece will put its planes in order
According to the French CVB, on October 6, 2021, at a hearing in the Senate of the French National Assembly, the Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Florence Parley, voiced what the French military have been talking about on the sidelines for a long time: “The 14 Rafale aircraft of the French Aerospace Forces […]
Greece announced the acquisition of 6 warships from France
Athens announces the acquisition from France of six warships, three frigates and three corvettes in the context of a bilateral defense cooperation agreement between France and Greece. This purchase could seriously change the situation in the Aegean Sea and the entire Eastern Mediterranean, as France now plays a strategic role in shaping a new period […]
Greece buys six more Rafale combat aircraft
Greece is increasing the number of Dassault-made Rafale aircraft ordered from France to 24, the French Minister of the Armed Forces said Sunday. Greek lawmakers in January approved the purchase of 18 Rafale aircraft from France for 2.5 billion euros (6 of them are used). The new purchase will cost the Greek budget another billion […]