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According to several sources Greece will acquire 6 new Rafale while 12 will be second hand (Free?) to replace the old Mirage 2000s in service. (Not the 2000-5) The 4 frigates and their class remain unknown,all speculations are open. (French,US,German etc.)

Sources of funding are unknown yet as the decision has just been announced. Credit lines,European fundings,fundings from Gulf countries... (unlikely but not impossible...)

Greece to Buy 18 Rafale Fighters, Four New Frigates to Boost Defense https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/09/12/greece-to-buy-18-rafale-fighters-four-new-frigates-to-boost-defense/

Greece to Buy 18 Rafale Fighters, Four New Frigates to Boost Defense https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/09/12/greece-to-buy-18-rafale-fighters-four-new-frigates-to-boost-defense/

Meanwhile on the Chinese side...

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Some news ; According to Greece medias a strategic partnership between France and Greece will be signed in the coming weeks which also include a mutual defence agreement which translates to the intervention of French armed forces in case Greece is attacked. Greece will buy 18 Rafales. 12...

Greek PM expected to unveil French defense deal on Saturday https://www.ekathimerini.com/256846/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-pm-expected-to-unveil-french-defense-deal-on-saturday

Some "crazy" speculations going on in Greece medias about the lend of the two Fremm DA (Fremm with enhenced air defence capabilities) Alsace and Lorraine currently being built for the French navy the time new frigates are built for the Greek navy. The issue was reportedly discussed between the...

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/09/french-navys-first-fremm-da-alsace-to-start-sea-trials-in-early-october/

The A330 MRTT is actually a multi-role aircraft with refuelling,transport of personnels and finally strategic airlift capabilities at the same time. ;) The KC135 are ageing,the first aircraft entered service during the De Gaulle's era.... (In 1964!). I don't quite understand the point of not...

Those 15 A330 MRTT will greatly improve the French Air Force refuelling and strategic airlift capabilities. They are replacing 12 ageing KC135. 2 A310 2 A340

The French Air Force received its third A330 MRTT on the 10th of july. 3 are now in active service.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly welcomes the order on 25 August 2020 by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) of 3 Airbus A330 planes, announced on 9 June as part of the government plan to support the aeronautical industry. The contract is worth 200 million euros. The...

https://www.euronews.com/2020/09/03/coronavirus-france-to-unveil-100-billion-stimulus-plan-to-kickstart-sick-economy

Unless I am wrong,the poll is well from 2020,it's written august 2020 on the bottom right. Doesn't "24 haziran 2018 milletvekili seçiminde oy verilen partiye göre dagilim" stand for "according to the party voted in the 24 June 2018 parliamentary elections" ?

I suppose it's this one. https://www.veryansintv.com/amiral-kutluktan-adalar-uyarisi-yunanistana-48-saat-verelim-sonra

While accusing Greece of seeking to "get its hands" on sea areas belonging to Turkey,retired admiral Deniz Kutluk says "We can capture the French aircraft carrier in two days"...

The original source is Die Welt,a German newspaper. https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus214732458/Tuerkei-Erdogans-Kalkuel-hinter-dem-Streit-mit-Griechenland.html

Die Welt claims Erdogan asked his generals to sink a Greek ship The German newspaper Die Welt claimed in a report on Tuesday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted to provoke a military incident with Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean in order to survive politically. The report...