Greece to buy French fighter jets and frigates as tensions with Turkey rise in Mediterranean

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a “robust” arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country’s military amid rising tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.What appears to be Greece’s most ambitious military overhaul in nearly two decades was unveiled as it is engaged in a growing stand-off with Turkey over hydrocarbon resources and naval influence in the waters off their coasts.The bitter row between the Nato allies has roped in other European powers and even…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3101338/greece-buy-french-fighter-jets-and-frigates-tensions-turkey-rise