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Greece agrees to buy 16 anti-ship missiles from France

Greece agrees to buy 16 anti-ship missiles from France

Greece has signed a deal to buy 16 anti-ship missiles from France, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday.

The agreement for the French-built Exocet missiles was signed by Dendias and France’s Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu who is visiting Athens. The cost of the deal was not disclosed.

Under a defense pact with France signed in 2021, Greece agreed to buy three French frigates and some 24 Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets.

In addition, Greece has said it will buy a fourth Belharra frigate and cruise missiles from France, as part of a 25-billion-euro defence plan by 2036 to modernise its armed forces as it seeks to keep pace with its neighbor and historical rival Turkey.  [Reuters]

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