Greece has hosted the international armed forces exercise ‘Iniochos 2021’ for over 30 years, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at Andravida base on Tuesday, one of the most dynamic, demanding, and competitive military exercises available, according to ANA
“Greece will always promote a positive agenda, founded on joint values, respect of International Law and the Law of the Sea, rules of good neighborhood, and mutual respect that must underlie relations of modern countries,” Mitsotakis noted.
“At the same time, however, we cannot be naive,” he noted. “We are facing new threats. Our world is extremely complicated and our neighborhood is, unfortunately, becoming more unstable. Greece will continue to expand its defense capabilities and upgrade its Armed Forces. We will continue to implement NATO’s target for expenditures equal to 2 pct” of GDP, he stressed.
The exercise takes place along the entire width of the Athens Flight Information Center. Besides the Greek Air Force, Navy, and Army, the exercise includes the following aircraft: Rafale and Mirage 2000D (France), F-16 (UAE), F/A 18 Hornet (Spain), and F-15 and F-16 (Israel). In addition, there are F-16s, MQ-9 drones, and a flying tanker KC-135 (United States), CGI-Air Weapon Managers (Canada), and an AW 139 helicopter (Cyprus).
In addition, five countries are attending as observers: Austria, Egypt, Jordan, Romania, and Slovenia.
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