Defense council gives green light for purchase of F-16 parts
The Greek Government Council of Foreign Affairs and National Defense (KYSEA) on Wednesday approved the purchase of 69 spare parts collections for engines for the military’s F-16 Block 52 aircraft, at a cost of 183.7 million euros. The order will be placed in the context of a bilateral agreement with the U.S. and it will [...]
The Hellenic Air Force holds umpteenth missile storm exercise in the Mediterranean Sea
December 13, 2012 No Comment
On Nov. 27 and 28, the Hellenic Air Force successfully conducted the last of a series of live firing exercises. “Filoktitis 2/12″ exercise took place at Zakynthos firing range off the Greek island in the Ionian Sea, where all types of Hellenic Air Force’s jet fighters launched AIM-9 Sidewinder and Magic II air-to-air missiles against [...]
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The draft of the European Commission says that rather than cut more spending in national defense, Greece should abolish its compulsory military service. It is perhaps the only subject in the provisions of the loan agreement and the memoranda that might meet with the agreement of the left wing parties. In the chapter “cuts and [...]
Continue reading …Ten European states, including Greece, agree military air tanker cooperation
November 21, 2012 14 Comments
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ten European countries agreed on Monday to work together to boost their military air-to-air refueling capacity, to plug a gap in their defenses that was exposed by last year’s Libyan war. Europe’s air forces have had a shortage of tanker aircraft for years. During the Libya campaign, European states relied heavily on [...]
Continue reading …Greek-Israeli joint air force exercise held at Larissa AB Greece, Oct. 21-26th
November 4, 2012 3 Comments
According to a laconic announcement of the Hellenic Air Force, “from Sunday, 21 to Friday, October 26, 2012 and in the context of the Military Cooperation between Greece and Israel for 2012 a joint training exercise took place at the 110 Combat Wing / Air Base Larissa in Greece”. Certainly this short statement has more [...]
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Bulgarian Air Force pilots will receive part of their flight training in the F-16 or in any other western type of fighter that Bulgaria will soon acquire in Greece by Greek trainers of the Hellenic Air Force. The HAF will also provide training in the organization of the logistics and in support issues in generally. [...]
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On Friday, July 6th, 2012, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff, Lieutenant General (AF) Antonios Tsantirakis, attended the 60th Anniversary of the 339 Squadron in 117 Combat Wing at Andravida Air Base. The Anniversary was attended by the Commander of the 117 Combat Wing, the Hellenic Air Tactics Center and 116 Combat [...]
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From Saturday, 23rd till Sunday, June 24th, 2012, “ZEUS” F-16 Demonstration Team of the Hellenic Air Force, participated in “Florennes International Air Show 2012″, in Belgium. Sources: haf.gr defencenet.gr
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The performance of the reaction of the Hellenic Air Force was excellent in a readiness exercise conducted by order of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The test was part of the evaluation of the joint operations rapid reaction force. The order was given suddenly to the Squadrons of the Hellenic Air Force as if [...]
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The Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA), that convened on Thursday afternoon under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, decided to cancel the buying of the remaining four C 27 transport aircraft. According to relevant government sources, the 8 of the 12 that Greece has ordered from an Italian company have already [...]
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