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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

Greece receives six French fighter jets as part of €11.5bn military overhaul

The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, inspects a Rafale fighter jet in Tanagra base, north of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.
The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, inspects a Rafale fighter jet in Tanagra base, north of Athens, on Wednesday. Photograph: Michael Varaklas/NurPhoto/Rex

Greece has showcased its newly acquired defence capabilities by flying six Rafale fighter jets over the Acropolis hours after they arrived from France.

The jets roared over the symbolic monument en route to the Tanagra airbase, highlighting the Greek government’s decision to press ahead with a major military overhaul amid tensions with Turkey.

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