Athens starts new arms race amid tensions with Turkey

by Nur Özkan Erbay

ANKARA Jul 26, 2021 - 1:38 pm GMT+3

(L-R) Greek Chief of Staff General Konstantinos Floros, Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, French Defence Minister Florence Parly and GIFAS (French Aerospace Industries Association) Chairperson and Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Eric Trappier pose after the signing of the Rafale warplane deal, Athens, Greece, Jan. 25, 2021. (AFP Photo)

(L-R) Greek Chief of Staff General Konstantinos Floros, Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, French Defence Minister Florence Parly and GIFAS (French Aerospace Industries Association) Chairperson and Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Eric Trappier pose after the signing of the Rafale warplane deal, Athens, Greece, Jan. 25, 2021. (AFP Photo)

by Nur Özkan Erbay Jul 26, 2021 1:38 pm

Greece’s acquisition of fourth-generation Rafale jets from France is seen by Turkey not as being acquired for defense but rather offensive purposes

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