Greece and the “F-35” jet, improving defense capabilities or a trump card in critical days
| Greece, a tense neighbor with Turkey, is planning to buy the advanced F-35 fighter, which will seriously threaten Turkey's air superiority in the region. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, despite the warming of relations between Turkey and Greece, this country is still eager to buy advanced F-35 fighter jets from America.
According to the news agency “Anatolia” Greek Foreign Minister George Graptritis said in an interview with “Sky News” TV channel on Saturday about the improvement of the army of The country emphasized by buying F-35 fighter jets from the United States.
Graftritis praised the level of relations with the United States in recent years and said: “We do not do trade politics. We practice principled international politics and everyone respects it. America knows who is a valid regional player.”
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is scheduled to arrive in Athens on Saturday night.
The Greek Foreign Minister stated: “The F-35 jets will significantly improve the country’s defense system. We will discuss this issue during our visit to Blinken. I believe that there will be positive developments. “
Graptritis said in response to a question about relations with Turkey that the relations are excellent and based on mutual understanding between the two NATO allies. He said: “I emphasize that we have now reached a level of understanding so that we can manage tensions without creating a crisis.” He recently traveled to Greece.
Erdogan said in a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens that there is no problem between Turkey and Greece that can be solved. There is no solution and they want to turn the Aegean Sea into a sea of peace and cooperation. The Western military has switched to Athens, he said that the work of the Turkish army has become more difficult. The former Turkish Air Force officer also said that air superiority will reach Greece after the purchase of new fighter planes.
According to the Greek Air Force Headquarters, the US proposal 20 F-35 Lightning 2 fighters are for sale for 3.5 billion dollars. This amount will include the necessary infrastructure in the air base for the deployment of this fighter and for the communication systems and their connection with the Greek air defense. The first of 20 F-35 fighters should be delivered to the air force of this country in 2026, and the last one will be five years later.
According to Greece, Acquiring the F-35 fighter is the possibility of taking another big step towards absolute air superiority against Turkey.
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