Athens News Agency
ATHENS – After renewing a military co-operation agreement, the United States wants to step up its presence further in Greece, which welcomes American interests as it tries to fend off growing provocations from Turkey.
The US will increase its military footprint in Greece, including on a permanent basis and has informed its allies, said Kathimerini, although it wasn t said if that includes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has also been trying to build a further international firewall against Turkey which is seeing its influence in the US decrease under President Joe Biden after Erdogan had the ear of former president Donald Trump, who did favors for him.
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Four Rafale fighter jets of the French Air Force arrived in Tanagra air base by Athens ahead of the joint exercise “Skyros 2021” with Mirage 2000 and F-16 the Greek Air Force.
This is the “official first” of the French Rafale in the Greek skies after France and Greece signed the agreement for the purchase of 18 French jets.
The exercise scenarios of SKYROS 2021, include, among others, virtual air battles between the Rafale and the Greek fighters jets, exercises to attack or protect naval units, as well as operations to attack ground targets.
In addition to the French Rafale, the 114th Combat Wing includes Greek Mirage 2000 and F-16, surface units of the Greek Navy, as well as two A400M Atlas transports and an A330 MRTT aircraft of the French Air Force.
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