April 26, 2024. Posted by Periscope - Hellas
Purchase of Rafale jets, FDI frigates from France exhausted most of funds for procurement, argues local media.
Greece will
postpone some arms purchases beyond 2028 owing to constraints in the defense
budget, media reports said Wednesday.
The
purchase of missiles of precision strike for the F-16 fleet, the upgrade of the
Block 50 F-16s to Viper Block 70 configuration, procurement of C-130 military
transport planes and modernization of M270 multiple rocket launcher systems
(MLRS) will be postponed after months of consultations between the Defense
Ministry and General Staff of the Armed Forces, according to the online version
of the Kathimerini newspaper.
Major
big-ticket arms deals including the purchase of 24 Rafale jets and three FDI
frigates from France exhausted the scope for new procurement for the next four
years, it said, citing “competent sources.”
The defense
bureaucracy is trying to boost the land forces' operational capabilities as
much as possible with the purchase of second-hand M2 Bradley armored combat
vehicles and new Blackhawk transport helicopters from the US, according to the
daily.
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