Greece, France to sign deal on purchase of Rafale fighter jets within days
Greece will sign a deal with France for the purchase of 18 Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets within days, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
The country wants to boost its armed forces and defence capacity with new jets, frigates and arms, as tensions over energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean region grow and relations with neighbour Turkey are fraught with disagreements.
“Within a few days, the deal on the acquisition of 18 Rafale type jets from France will be signed here in Athens,” the conservative premier told lawmakers.
The jets will be received within 2021.
