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[Akritas]

BTW, any idea what this is? Mounted on HAF Mirage 2K outer pylon.

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external fuel tank

 

[Gomig-21]

What is that?

I spent 2 hours looking for information on it and even in my books that I have in my home library, a lot of military aviation books and plenty on the Mirage series and couldn't find anything remotely close to that thing! Frustrating lol.

external fuel tank

Really? Are you sure? Any source you might have? Just for my own knowledge and not that I doubt you. Just would like to know how there's something like that out there on the Mirage 2K that I've never heard of looool!

The first F-35 yes!

 

[Foinikas]

I spent 2 hours looking for information on it and even in my books that I have in my home library, a lot of military aviation books and plenty on the Mirage series and couldn't find anything remotely close to that thing! Frustrating lol.



Really? Are you sure? Any source you might have? Just for my own knowledge and not that I doubt you. Just would like to know how there's something like that out there on the Mirage 2K that I've never heard of looool!

The first F-35 yes!

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What's that pic with the first F-35? Is it real?

 

[Gomig-21]

What's that pic with the first F-35? Is it real?

Gimme a second lemme get the tweet and you tell me, it's in Greek.

Here you go @Foinikas & @Akritas .

The translation for me to English says:
Of the 14 F35s that we have leased and are parked in Crete, only 9 are in flight condition. Everything must be done IMMEDIATELY to become functional !!!!
@npanagioto
You have a personal responsibility !!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532791425351487493

 

[Foinikas]

Gimme a second lemme get the tweet and you tell me, it's in Greek.

Here you go @Foinikas & @Akritas .

The translation for me to English says:
Of the 14 F35s that we have leased and are parked in Crete, only 9 are in flight condition. Everything must be done IMMEDIATELY to become functional !!!!
@npanagioto
You have a personal responsibility !!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532791425351487493

Probably fake news post. There's no leasing agreement. They are probably American F-35s that are in their bases there.

 

[Gomig-21]

Probably fake news post. There's no leasing agreement. They are probably American F-35s that are in their bases there.

Is the term "leasing" actually the same in the Greek text? Or is it the result of an attempt to translate a Greek word as close as possible?

The rondel is certainly unique and Greek-looking, unless it's photoshoped but doesn't seem that way with all the tail markings etc. Could also be the Lockheed Martin's presentation to the HAF.

No news in Greece at all about these jets in Crete?

 

[Akritas]

Gimme a second lemme get the tweet and you tell me, it's in Greek.

Here you go @Foinikas & @Akritas .

The translation for me to English says:
Of the 14 F35s that we have leased and are parked in Crete, only 9 are in flight condition. Everything must be done IMMEDIATELY to become functional !!!!
@npanagioto
You have a personal responsibility !!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1532791425351487493

Its a fake news, the program of the F-35, will start when the Viper's program finish.
The difference with the other F-35 programs will be the receipt of the aircraft, where priority will be given to the Greek Air Force. I believe that the first 6 Greek F-35s will be in Greece one year after the receipt of the last F-16Viper, possibly at 2028.
Now, if there is any surprise with used F-35s, it will definitely be a pleasant surprise, but again for financial reasons, it can not be done earlier than 2027.

 

[Foinikas]

Is the term "leasing" actually the same in the Greek text? Or is it the result of an attempt to translate a Greek word as close as possible?

The rondel is certainly unique and Greek-looking, unless it's photoshoped but doesn't seem that way with all the tail markings etc. Could also be the Lockheed Martin's presentation to the HAF.

No news in Greece at all about these jets in Crete?

I was reading the comments under the post. Many people accused him of trolling and others told him not to reveal secret information. And most were just wondering when did we get F-35s.

It's weird.

 

[Akritas]

Comes directly to the Greek Parliament for a vote, the purchase and production in Greece of 200 IFV Lynx, and the conversion of 183 Leopards 2A4 into 2A7HEL.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1541845324683218945

 

[Akritas]

After the 180 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles (ASV) that were received on June 26 at the port of Thessaloniki, in July another batch of 100 vehicles of this type, granted through the US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program, is expected to arrive in the country. With the 174 received in two batches previously, the total number will rise to approximately 460 vehicles.

Dourios Ippos magazine information indicates that the US is expected to deliver a large number of 600 Mk19 Mod 3 40mm machine gun grenades for these vehicles.

Ήλθαν 180 M1117 αναμένονται άλλα 100 εντός Ιουλίου - Δούρειος Ίππος

Μετά τα 180 Τροχοφόρα Τεθωρακισμένα Οχήματα Αναγνωρίσεως M1117 που παρελήφθησαν στις 26 Ιουνίου στον λιμένα Θεσσαλονίκης, εντός Ιουλίου αναμένεται η άφιξη στην χώρα μιας

doureios.com

 

[The SC]

Greece proceeds with purchase of 20 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets -PM​

https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...ed-f-35-fighter-jets-soon-sources-2022-06-30/

 

[Gomig-21]

@LeGenD , thanks for stick-ing this thread.

The V-upgrade on the Hellenic F-16s is going to make them one of the best F-16 equipped air forces not just in the Mediterranean, that goes without saying, but in the world. Good stuff.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545092356554346496

Hellenic Air Force F-16D Block 52M, s/n 021
335 Tiger Sqn
APG-68(V)9 AESA radar
116 Combat Wing out of Araxos AFB

 

[Akritas]

The Hellenic Army (HE) is one step closer to acquiring the top German armored fighting vehicle (AFV) KF-41 Lynx. According to exclusive information, at the end of July the KF-41 is coming to Greece for final tests and evaluation.

The Lynx will be tested at the Armored Training Center as part of a demanding testing program. At the same time, despite the efforts of a small section of executives to undermine the program under the pretext of not carrying out past compensatory measures on the German side, the Greek-German rapprochement fluctuates at exceptional levels.

The direction from the political leadership includes a package deal with Germany to modernize the newly acquired Marder 1A3, Leopard 2 A4 and Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks as well as the procurement of 205 Lynx to equip 5 motorized infantry battalions of D Army Corps.

At the industrial level, the new German proposal includes a colossal involvement of the Greek defense industry and at the same time the creation of a large factory with hundreds of new jobs in Thessaloniki, a vital project for the local community of Thessaloniki and Northern Greece.

Αποκλειστικό: Το KF-41 Lynx για δοκιμές στην Ελλάδα - Νέα δυναμική στην ελληνογερμανική εξοπλιστική συνεργασία - Defence Review

Ένα βήμα και πιο κοντά στην απόκτηση του κορυφαίου γερμανικού τεθωρακισμένο οχήματος μάχης (ΤΟΜΑ) KF-41 Lynx βρίσκεται ο Ελληνικός Στρατός (ΕΣ). Σύμφωνα με αποκλειστικές πληροφορίες στα τέλη Ιουλίου έρχεται στη χώρα μας το KF-41 για τελικές δοκιμές και αξιολόγηση. Το Lynx θα δοκιμαστεί στο...

defencereview.gr

 

[Foinikas]

Bicentennial celebrations armor

Cypriot National Guard AMX-30B2s

Cypriot National Guard EE-9 Cascavel

 

[dinovandoorn]

Nice video of the multinational exercise Iniochos held at Andravida air base in Greece

old school piston engines are still to be found in Greece operating with the Hellenic Air Force