Mediterranean Tensions Prompt Greek Rafale Plans

Dassault Rafale in flight
Greece’s Rafales would likely be delivered in the F3R configuration, enabling the use of the Meteor air-to-air missile and the Talios targeting pod.
Credit: Alexandre Beuzeboc/French Air Force
Greece has turned to France to urgently provide it with new fighters as tensions ratchet up in the Eastern Mediterranean. Athens is hoping that a fleet of Dassault Rafales—the country’s first major defense procurement since the 2008 financial crisis decimated the Greek economy—can provide a...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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