Greece has signed an agreement to purchase 16 anti-ship missiles from France, the Minister of National Defence of Greece Nikos Dendias said on Monday.
The agreement for French Exocet-type missiles was signed by Dendias and French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, who is visiting Athens. The price of the agreement was not disclosed.
As part of a defense agreement with France, signed in 2021, Greece has already committed to purchasing three French frigates and around 24 Rafale fighter jets produced by the company Dassault.
In addition, Greece has announced the purchase of a fourth Belharra-class frigate, as well as cruise missiles from France, as part of a plan to modernize its armed forces worth 25 billion euros by 2036, in order to keep pace with its neighbor and historical rival – Turkey.
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