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WARSAW: When the saga of Ukraine and the MiG-29 played out last month, the plan seemed fairly simple: Poland would ship its Russian made jets to Ukraine and the US would provide older-configuration Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to Poland as a replacement. But while politics and loose lips appear to have sunk that deal, Poland has not given up on finding backfill options if it decides to transfer its MiGs in the future — and neither have defense aviation firms from around the world, who smell an opportunity to break into the Polish market. Ukraine, meanwhile, continues to sound the alarm that...

Israel Agrees to Set Up Flight Training School in Greece for $1.65B Our Bureau 578 Israeli M346 aircraft Israel has signed an agreement valued $1.65 billion with Greece to establish an International Flight Training Center for the Hellenic Air Force. Announcing the deal on Sunday, the Israel Ministry of Defense said it was the biggest defense agreement inked by the two countries till date. Israeli company Elbit Systems beat Canada’s CAE to win this contract. Within the framework of the agreement, the company will provide kits to upgrade & operate the Hellenic Air Force's T-6 aircraft. It w...

T-6 Texan trainer aircraft in Israeli livery. (Photo: Elbit Systems) Israeli company Elbit Systems is establishing and operating a flight training academy in Greece. Elbit Systems announced on 18 April that it has officially obtained a $1.65 billion contract to establish and run the Hellenic Air Force International Flight Training Center (IFTC). The IFTC will be modelled on the Israel Air Force flight academy. The deal (based on a project announced in January 2021) was awarded as part of an agreement between the Greek and Israeli MoDs. Under the contract, Elbit will work with the Hellenic Air...

Israel and Greece sign their biggest defence deal ever By Reuters - 18 April 2021 Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser of UAE's President, talk during a meeting in Paphos, Cyprus on April 16, 2021. Image: REUTERS/ Iakovos Hatzistavrou Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries. The agreement includes a $1.65 b...