RAFALES OF SKYROS

摘要

The Hellenic Air Force is preparing for the arrival of its first Dassault Rafale DG/EH multi-role fighters, as Babak Taghvaee reveals. ON JANUARY 25, 2021, almost 13 years after Greece and France first discussed the purchase of the Dassault Rafale 4.5+ generation multi-role fighter, the two nations finally signed a contract. The deal involved the acquisition of 18 aircraft - six two-seat Rafale DGs and 12 single-seat Rafale EGs. Of this total, six will be delivered as new-build aircraft (two DGs and four EGs), while the remaining 12 are being delivered second-hand from the Armee de I'Air et de I'Espace (AAE, French Air and Space Force). These surplus aircraft comprise ten former single-seat Rafale Cs and a pair of two-seat Rafale Bs. Greece is procuring the fighters to replace the Hellenic Air Force's (HAF's) aging fleet of Dassault Mirage 2000BGM/EGMs, which are employed by the 114 Combat Wing's (CW) 332 Mira (Squadron) 'Geraki (Hawk)'at Tanagra Air Base (AB).