“We intend to acquire a squadron of F-35s, with a possible option for a second,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the end of a two-day NATO summit in Madrid.
Athens’ announcement in favour of the F-35 is not really a surprise. Greece has already expressed its willingness to buy Lockheed Martin’s combat aircraft. It will order F-35s, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed on Thursday, in a context where Athens is seeking to strengthen its air force due to recurring tensions with neighbouring Turkey.
“We intend to acquire a squadron of F-35s, with a possible option for a second,” Mitsotakis said at the end of a two-day NATO summit in Madrid. According to Reuters, Greece would like to buy 20 F-35s. The Greek Prime Minister clarified that Greece had sent a letter of request for possible delivery of the planes “in 2027 or 2028“.
Greece recently purchased 24 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault in France.
