Aircraft
First Rafale Fighters Land in Greece
The first Dassault Rafales for the Hellenic Air Force have arrived in Greece, just six days short of a year since contract signature.
The HAF’s first batch of six Rafales comprised four single-seaters and a pair of two-seaters. (Photo: Dassault Aviation/V. Almansa)
The HAF’s first batch of six Rafales comprised four single-seaters and a pair of two-seaters. (Photo: Dassault Aviation/V. Almansa)

The first six Dassault Rafale multirole fighters for the Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia (Hellenic Air Force, HAF) were ferried by Greek crews from Istres in southern France to Greece on January 19. They were greeted on arrival at Tanagra air base by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was accompanied by the Minister of National Defense, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, and Eric Trappier, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation.


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