Greece Fighter Contract Draws EU Aerospace Groups

Published: Mar 28, 2006
Source: www.defensenews.com



Greece is in the sights of European Union aerospace defense groups over a looming contract for 30 fighter aircraft.
Greece has cold-shouldered EU defense groups recently by buying military aircraft from the United States, but this trend seems to be coming to an end.
The Greek government said last week that it was abandoning an option to purchase 10 F-16 Block 52+ planes from the U.S., and subsequently announced its intention to order 30 fourth-generation fighters, without identifying the manufacturer.
European contractors immediately concluded that Greece was abandoning its recent reliance on U.S.-made aircraft.
The director of international relations at French group Dassault Aviation group, Yves Robins, says: “After a series of large orders placed in the United States, this would be a fair readjustment.”continue..