F-35 fighter jets

Letter of Offer & Acceptance sent to US for purchase of 20 F-35A Lightning II fighter planes, option for another 20; initial contract at 3.47bln€

The F-35s warplanes and S-100 UAVs are also inter-operable with three new FDI frigates Greece has ordered from France

Athens has previously signaled its intent to purchase roughly 20 of the US-made fifth generation warplanes

In a recent resolution to a protracted diplomatic saga, Turkey has agreed to acquire F-16s, while Sweden is set to join NATO and Greece will receive F-35s. To Vima spoke with Henri J. Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, to assess the implications of this complex deal.

He again confirmed talks with the US side over co-production of up to seven Constellation-class frigates in Greek shipyards

Greek PM confirms visit to Turkey in May

Nikos Dendias cites interest by Athens for co-production of seven Constellation-class frigates in Greek shipyards

The PM also alluded to the exceptional year for Greek airports in 2023, following a record-breaking all-time high in passenger traffic - 72.6 million passengers compared to the previous historical "high" of 64.16 million in 2019

Asked about possible F-16 sales to Turkey, he said: What we’ve cited is self-evident: that in an alliance, defense systems, aircraft in this case, cannot be used for overflights of Greek islands

The executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), Endy Zemenides said the progress of Greek-American relations should not be impeded by the dysfunctional relationship between Washington and Ankara