“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.
This post was published on 30 June 2022 23:12
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