Published December 17,2023
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The U.S. has accepted the sale of 35 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in addition to different army armaments to Greece price $1.95 billion.
The deal comprises 35 UH-60 M-type (Black Hawk) helicopters, together with different army armaments comparable to mini-guns, machine weapons, rockets, superior digital fits, coaching, and logistical help, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) introduced on Friday, including that Sikorsky, one of many protection large’s Lockheed Martin firms, will function the deal’s principal contractor.
Earlier in July, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias introduced that the nation deliberate to spend some €11.5 billion (roughly $12.62 billion) extra on arms over the following 4 years.
Nineteen main procurements are scheduled over the following 4 years, together with at the very least 20 F-35 fighter jets and the modernization of 37 F-16 Block 50 plane, Dendias mentioned in a speech to parliament.
These, together with the procurement of three FDI-type frigates and 24 Rafael struggle jets from France, in addition to 83 extra F-16 jet updates, will drastically enhance the Greek armed forces’ capabilities, the protection minister mentioned throughout a plenary dialogue on the newly shaped authorities’s coverage program.
On March 29, Greece additionally accepted the acquisition of Israeli-made SPIKE NLOS missile programs throughout a gathering of its National Security Governmental Council chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Source: www.anews.com.tr