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In 1952 Greece joined NATO, and the Air Force was rebuilt and organised according to NATO standards. New aircraft, including jets, were introduced. The first jet fighter flown by the RHAF was the Republic F-84G Thunderjet in 1955. It was also flown by the first Air Force aerobatic team 337 SQ 'Hellenic Flame' (Greek: Ελληνική Φλόγα).
The decision to establish an aircraft manufacturing company was taken in 1917, but the wars that followed delayed its foundation until 1925. It was based in Phaliron near Piraeus (the same area where the AEKKEA-RAAB aircraft maker was later headquartered) and technology and initial management were provided by British Blackburn Aircraft Limited, a company selected as a partner by the Greek ...
[154] [155] Each system includes four 9A33BM3 launch vehicles, one 9T217BM2 reloading vehicle with a 12 round stock, one 9V210M3 technical support vehicle, one 9F372M3 maintenance vehicle, one 9V914 vehicle with adjustment equipment, one automatic control and test station 9V242-1 and 9F16M2S collection equipment. [155] OSA-AKM systems also ...
The International Flight Training Center (IFTC - Greek: Διεθνές Εκπαιδευτικό Κέντρο Πτήσεων) is a military flight training facility located at the 120 Air Training Wing, in Kalamata Air Base, Greece. [1] [2] It was established to provide training for pilots of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and trainees from allied ...
Raab-AEKKEA R-26V, R-33 Tigerschwalbe [24] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Raab-AEKKEA R-27 [24] (German origin and Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Raab-AEKKEA R-29 [24] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Stearman-Boeing-Kaydet 75 PT-13 and PT-17 (American made)
The air force was later introduced in September 1912 as the third arm of the military. Throughout the Balkan Wars of 1912/1913, the Greek armed forces achieved significant victories against the Ottoman and Bulgarian armies, effectively expanding Greece's territorial boundaries.
Turkey was dropped from the F-35 program five years ago over its decision to buy Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system, a move seen in the United States as a compromise to NATO security.
Air Force Military Police, in Vyronas; 31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron, at Elefsina Air Base (Special Forces) National Meteorological Service, in Ellinikon; Air Traffic Information Service, at the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority in Glyfada; Air Force Insurance Service, in Athens; Air Force Materiel Audit Authority, in Ampelokipoi