arms race

Turkey accused Greece on Friday of seeking to achieve military superiority in the eastern Mediterranean, describing Athens’ ambition as "futile." “This is not an arms race but showing off weapons. They are striving for superiority against Turkey through armament by...

Fears of an arms race between Greece and Turkey intensified on Friday after a Reuters report saying that Turkey has asked to buy 40 F-16 fighter jets from the US to upgrade its Air Force. The move coincides with...

It may sounds like a Balkan remake of "Dr. Strangelove," but there is an extreme war scenario where the arms race leads Greece's forces to use French frigates to fight Turkey, using German submarines. The respective naval deals of Greece with France...

Turkey responded to the defense agreement by Greece and France earlier in the week saying on Friday that “anti-Turkey military alliances harm the NATO alliance.” The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement claiming that Greece’s "maximalist" claims regarding maritime zones...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that Greece has no intention of engaging in an arms race with Turkey, following the agreement with France to buy at least three frigates. “I do not intend to enter into an...

Greece and Turkey are among the best arms buyers in the world and their historic rivalry has helped enrich the defense industries in the West