Residents of Thessaloniki in northern Greece were able to observe the rare phenomenon of Fata Morgana. Due to the phenomenon ships moored in the Thermaic Gulf appeared “floating” in the air.A Fata Morgana is a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon and …

Greece’s goals to acquire new fighter jets and upgrade its existing air force could see the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) attain a very formidable qualitative edge over its Turkish rival by the end of the 2020s, notes an article posted on magazine Forbes. The articles lists the Greek plans to …

The Greek Air Force released on Tuesday a video showing a ‘dog fight” between a Greek Mirage 2000 and a Turkish F-16. The footage shows how the Mirage is chasing the F-16 in the sky over the eastern Aegean Sea. The Turkish fighter jet had, furthermore, violated Greek air space and …

The Ministry of National Defense has submitted a bill to the Parliament including among others the upgrade of fighter jest F-16 and the Follow-On Support/FOS of Mirage-2000. The total cost exceeds half a billion euros. The draft law envisages enhancing the operational performance and dynamics of F-16 aircraft as proposed …

The body of the 34-year-old Mirage pilot, Lieutenant Giorgos Baltadoros, was retrieved off the island of Skyros on Friday morning, more than twelve hours after the crash. The mayor of the island told state broadcaster ERT TV that the body was spotted around 9:30 by a fishing boat that was …

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim called Prime Minister Alexisi Tsipras on Thursday and expressed his and  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s condolences over the death of the Greek Air Force pilot Giorgos Baltadoros. The 34-year-old pilot died when Mirage 2000-5 crashed into the sea off the island of Skyros after returning …

Search and Rescue operation continued until the evening, but neither the body of the pilot nor the Mirage 2000-5 have been spotted. Some debris have been found, his helmet, a survival kit, a small boat as well as evidence that the 34-year-old pilot Giorgos Baltadoros is not alive, media report. …

A Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet of the Greek Air Force crashed in the sea area 9 nautical miles north-east of the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea short at 12:15 Thursday noon. The pilot is missing. According to preliminary information, the Mirage 2000 was returning to the air base …

From a depth of 580 meters, teams of the Greek Air Force recovered important parts of a Mirage 2000 that crashed into the sea area between the islands of Skopelos and Euboea. The Mirage 2000 crashed into the sea on May 29 2017. The 28-year-old pilot was rescued with a …

A double-seater Mirage 2000 of the Hellenic Air Force crashed into the sea area off the island of Samos on Thursday. The two pilots used the ejector seats to escape the falling aircraft. They were later rescued and are been transported on a C-130 to Athens military hospital. The Mirage was on training …

The helicopter carrying Deputy Defense Minister, Nikos Hardalias, to the island of Agios Efstratios was harassed by Turkish authorities on Friday. The helicopter was flying in the direction of the island on Friday when the pilots heard on the communication radio “You are flying in area under control of FIR …

The multinational military exercise “Iniohos 2021” concluded on Friday with an impressive flight show over Athens and the Acropolis. The exercise took place between April 12 and April 22 across the Athens Flight Information Region and with participation of the Greek Armed Forces and the Air Force from six countries. …

Four Rafale fighter jets of the French Air Force arrived in Tanagra air base by Athens ahead of the joint exercise “Skyros 2021” with Mirage 2000 and F-16 the Greek Air Force. This is the “official first” of the French Rafale in the Greek skies after France and Greece signed …

“The return of Oruc Reis to Antalya is a positive first step. I really hope this first step be followed by others,” Greek prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday during a press conference in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece. “If there are steps towards this direction, Greece is …

Amid ongoing tension with neighboring Turkey and support from France, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday evening that the Greek Armed Forces will acquire next to weapons also 18 Rafale and 4 new frigates. From the floor of Thessaloniki HELLEXPO, the Prime Minister said that Greek Defense has …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil the government’s defense program, possibly including the content of talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of a European-Mediterranean leaders’ meeting in Corsica on Thursday. Among the details that the prime minister is expected to reveal during a speech in …

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed on Wednesday that the sovereignty of certain Greek islands and islets “is not clear.” Prompt was the response of the Foreign Ministry in Athens. Speaking to Turkish TV 100, Cavusoglou said that “there are islands and islets whose sovereignty is not clear” and listed …

The President of the Hellenic Republic, the Prime Minister and the leaders of opposition parties gathered at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier to honor the Greek Independence Day. A different, an unprecedented and much quieter ceremony held in times of the coronavirus pandemic Politicians kept a 2-meter safety distance …

Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, revealed Greece’s armament plans following the official visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the White House. Greece plans to acquire 24 F-35 aircraft at a total cost of 3 billion USD including the infrastructure, proceed with the upgrade of 82 F-16 and possible purchase war …

Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, was forced to clarify the role of the Greek Armed Forces in the national security of the country. He came under the fire of opposition for having said during a debate in Parliament that “the Armed Forces were in charge for the external and the internal …