Greece approves transfer of outdated air defense missiles, anti-aircraft guns to aid Ukraine's army
The decision was made after the United States approved the sale of modern F-35 fighters to Greece. In response, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered Greece the option of transferring or selling weapons to Ukraine in exchange for up to $200 million in aid from Washington.Greece decided to transfer outdated systems and equipment that are no longer used by their army. Greece is armed with Tor, Osa, S-300 air defense systems, as well as ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft systems, and has reserves of ammunition for these weapons systems.
Greece already has 80+ blk 70/72 Vipers, so the F-35 purchase keeps them ahead of Turkey.
The "aid" appears primarily be 2 C-130H aircraft, but it looks like there was a lot more included in Blinken's letter. Spare P-3 engines, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, a KC-135 tanker, and more. It also looks like we are offering to sell them 4 of our surplus (cheap) Littoral Combat Ships, which might actually be a much better platform for the Aegean Sea than the Pacific, Atlantic or Indian Oceans.
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Way ahead.