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The Economic Times
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Greece agrees up to $4 billion US arms deal, sources say

Greece has agreed to spend up to $4 billion upgrading more of its F-16 fighter jets and buying advanced missiles from the US, two senior sources told Reuters on Thursday, a day after a visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Greece had already planned to spend about €28 billion by 2036 to buy US made F-35 fighter jets and helicopters, and to build the "Achilles Shield" a multi-layer anti-ballistic and anti-aircraft system with Israeli-made weapons.

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