The arrival of the first six of the 24 advanced Rafale fighter jets Greece has acquired from France will increase the country's deterrent and is a clear sign that Greece is "changing and thriving", Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a ceremony. welcoming the new planes, writes the electronic edition of the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
"The new fighters make our air force one of the strongest in Europe and the Mediterranean and strengthen the Greco-French defense agreement," he added in a speech at a ceremony marking the arrival of new aircraft at the Greek Air Force base in Tanagra, north of Tanagra. as the planes flew briefly over the Acropolis on their journey from southern France.
"We don't need anyone's permission to acquire these Rafales," Mitsotakis said, adding that "while Greece closes the door on any threat, it keeps the windows of dialogue open."
Meanwhile, the prime minister used the occasion to announce tax breaks for servicemen, saying bonuses for flying and scuba diving would no longer be calculated as income and would therefore be tax-exempt. That is the least the government can do to reward men and women on the front lines, he said.
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