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]