- Greece has approved the purchase of 35 Black Hawk helicopters from a US defense contractor to modernize its military.
- The deal was approved by a parliamentary committee for a total of $1.24 billion, Greek government officials said.
- The Greek government has a multibillion-dollar, 10-year procurement strategy that includes purchasing up to 40 new F-35 fighter jets from the United States.
Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. to modernize its military, two people familiar with the deal told Reuters.
“The deal passed by a parliamentary committee is to buy 35 helicopters for $1.24 billion,” a government official told Reuters.
A second official also confirmed the approval, which was agreed to late Tuesday.
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Greece is looking to revamp its defense industry and strengthen its shipbuilding industry as it recovers from a decade-long debt crisis that forced it to cut spending.
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter lands at Rzeszow Jashonka Airport, Poland, February 15, 2022. Greece has approved the purchase of 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from US defense contractor Lockheed Martin to modernize its military. (Patryk Ogorzalek/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters/File Photo)
The government has developed a multibillion-dollar, 10-year purchase plan that includes acquiring up to 40 new F-35 fighter jets from the United States and three frigates from France.
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Athens is also in talks with the United States to jointly design and build Constellation-class frigates for the Hellenic Navy.
