US to Sell 40 F-35 Fighter Jets to Greece, Gift Other Aircraft
bloomberg.com
The US plans to sell as many as 40 F-35 jets to Greece and will also gift the country various defense equipment, according to a letter sent by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The move comes as the US State Department said Friday that it had approved the long-delayed sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey in a delicately orchestrated arrangement with Ankara supporting Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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In addition to the sale of the F-35 jets, the US plans to give Greece two C-130H aircrafts, 10 engines for P-3 aircrafts and 60 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles for free from its excess defense articles.
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The F16/ to turkey was quid pro quo for Turkey to let
FinlandSweden into nato. Which of course made the Greeks unhappy, so we sold them weapons so they weren’t unhappy and could defend against Turkish aggression. It also makes them a more capable ally.I believe it was for Turkey to let Sweeden in not Finland. They had already accepted Finland. Non the less, selling weapons to both sides of a conflict is generally seen as bad practice
This is the sale to Greece to make them less mad. The sale to Turkey was a while ago.The despots are currently extracting their pound of flesh for Sweden.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68115978
Oh, huh - thanks for the source and being correct!
What did we sell them last time?