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US Asks Greece to Send Excess Weapons to Ukraine After F-35 Deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked Greece to send excess weapons to Ukraine following the deal to sell Athens the fifth-generation F-35 jets. In a letter addressed to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Blinken expressed interest in Greece’s...

US Approves Sale of F-35 Fighter Jets to Greece

The U.S. State Department on Friday approved the sale of up to forty F-35 fighter jets to Greece, in a $8.6 billion deal.

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...

How Turkey and Sweden Complicate Sale of US F-35s to Greece

The proposed sale by the US of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Greece is being delayed due to the complex geopolitics of Washington's relations with Turkey. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said in an interview with Skai TV on Saturday...

Spectacular Air Show at Athens Flying Week Event

The Athens Flying Week, the biggest air show in the Balkans with over 500,000 loyal fans worldwide, returned again for another exciting aviation weekend at the Tanagra Airport, on 2 & 3 September. Flying at this year's show at Tanagra...

Is Greek Military Infrastructure Ready to Support the F-35?

Following the accidental explosion of an ammunition depot at a Greek Air Force base near the city of Volos in late July, there are some concerns that Greece's military infrastructure may not be ready to facilitate advanced systems like...

US Senator Urges For Assurances to Greece and Cyprus Over Turkish F-16 Upgrades

US Senator Chris Van Hollen, a prominent member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has urged a State Department official to secure firm assurances from Turkey regarding their intentions with the sought-after F-16 fighter jet upgrades. The...

Turkey Accuses the U.S. of Favoring Greece in Fighter Jet Sales Saga

Turkey has accused the U.S. of favoring Greece and losing its "neutrality" if Congress approves the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and opposes Turkey's F-16 purchase. Turkey's Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın warned on Tuesday that this would be...

Western Leaders Ponder Providing Fighter Jets to Ukraine

Members of the NATO alliance are unsure of whether to send fighter jets to Ukraine. For now, the US and UK have rejected the idea but Poland and France are more receptive. Since the Russian invasion began in February of...

Greece Requests to Buy 20 Lockheed F-35 Fighter Jets from the US

Greece has sent an official request to the United States for the purchase of twenty Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets, the country's prime minister said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Madrid during a NATO summit, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece...