Die USA verkaufen 40 F-35-Kampfflugzeuge an Griechenland und schenken andere Flugzeuge

by threafold

34 comments
  1. For every 40 F-35 you buy we’ll throw in a vintage collectible F-14 autographed by The Maverick himself.

  2. Each of those is about 100 mil, approx. So that’s 4-5 Bn crazy US dollars. small dent but still good enough to hit that rising deficit.

  3. In 2022 Greece spent $7.71b on its entire military.

    Now that F35 cost will likely be a programme cost, spread over a decade or more, but it’s still a big slice. For context Greece has also been buying Rafale (18-24) and upgrading existing F16s. And buying new French frigates that are basically scaled down air-defence destroyers (EASA radars, 48x Aster 15/30).

  4. Don’t these have an absolutely maddening expense of maintenance?

  5. …this will be bad…Greek government is on the verge of collapse and the probable new regime is very anti-American, anti-European, and anti-NATO.

  6. Love how this happened the same time Turkey was approved for f16s. Take that kebab man.

  7. As an Irish person, I like Greece. I like Greek people. But fuck their government for spending this money on their military while the defaulted on debts not long ago and leaving others holding the ball.

    I get they need to be somewhat protected where they are and that perhaps they have NATO spending obligations, but this is a fucking shambles if you look at it objectively.

  8. They don’t need these lmao, just meet the enemy at the hot gates. In that narrow corridor, their numbers won’t count for shit

  9. The f-55 gets released before they get there first one

  10. Turkey gets F16s Greece gets f35s, favourites have been chosen

  11. Would love to see the egg on erdogan’s face when this news broke. Donkey held out Sweden’s nato bid for some F-16s (after botching the f-35 deal for their s-400s which have not exactly shown up in Ukraine). Talk about a total miscalculation, lmao. Now his neighbors got the new shiny toy and he’s got ol reliable.

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