This negotiation with Italy is part of the country’s broader efforts to upgrade its military capabilities.
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Greece is launching a €28 billion, 12-year defense modernization plan focused on acquiring advanced technology like F-35 fighter jets, upgrading naval vessels, and developing a comprehensive air and missile defense system. This investment aims to significantly enhance the capabilities of the Greek Armed Forces.
The launch of two new Turkish frigates highlights Ankara’s expanding naval ambitions in the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Seas, bolstered by its growing domestic defense industry. Rooted in the “Blue Homeland” doctrine, this strategy has fueled maritime disputes with Greece and Cyprus over boundaries and resources. With 29 ships under construction and a defense budget of $45 billion for 2025, Turkey aims to assert itself as a regional and global naval power, reducing reliance on Western suppliers and promoting its advanced unmanned surface vehicle programs.
Greece plans to acquire two submarines equipped with ballistic missiles, marking a major shift in the Eastern Mediterranean’s strategic landscape. This move, which has raised concerns in Turkey, enhances Greece’s deterrence and preemptive strike capabilities, offering a new level of defensive autonomy and reshaping regional power dynamics.
Greece is preparing for an “existential threat” from a neighboring country that questions its sovereignty and international treaties, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Wednesday.
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Turkey has once again been caught making fake news, this time after being embarrassed because…
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