A Hellenic Air Force fighter pilot brought a stricken F-16 down on its fuselage at Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) on Thursday afternoon after the jet’s landing gear failed to extend during a training flight.
Greece air force
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Greek government has officially initiated the procurement of 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, through the U.S. government Foreign Military Sale.
Greece’s newly-acquired fourth generation Rafale aircraft made a series of deafening overpasses before landing at Tanagra Air Force Base, 70km (43 miles) north of Athens. They had flown from Merignac airport near Bordeaux.