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Dassault Hands Over First Rafale to Greece
The first six Rafales for Greece will remain in France for a while to train Greek aircrew and technicians.
Assigned the serial “401”, Greece’s first Rafale is a former French air and space force Rafale B two-seater. (Photo: Dassault)
Assigned the serial “401”, Greece’s first Rafale is a former French air and space force Rafale B two-seater. (Photo: Dassault)

Dassault Aviation has handed over the first of an initial six Rafale multi-role fighters to the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). The July 21 ceremony took place at the company’s flight test center at Istres. Dassault’s chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier, hosted the event, which was attended by Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Greece’s Minister of National Defence.


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