Greece and Israel sign agreement on intern’l flight training center in Kalamata

Greece and Israel signed off on the creation of an international flight training center in Greece, the National Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

Signed in person by armed forces officials of both countries, the agreement allows for the center to be set up at the 120 Air Training Wing in Kalamata, Peloponnese.

“The Agreement gives a final solution to the chronic problem of the training of the pilots of the Air Force with satisfactory adequacy of flight hours and super-modern training means, while at the same time substantially strengthens the strategic cooperation between Greece and Israel. the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Υπογραφή Διακρατικής Συμφωνίας μεταξύ του Υπουργείου Εθνικής Αμύνης της Ελλάδος και του Υπουργείου Άμυνας του κράτους του Ισραήλhttps://t.co/U6n1HmQ3al pic.twitter.com/zM9dQ9PaZZ

— @Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας (@Hellenic_MOD) April 16, 2021

The signing was attended by Israeli Defense Attache in Greece, Colonel Υossi Pinto, President and CEO of Elbit Systems Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, and a delegation from Israel.