After completing an order for 18 Rafales last year, for an amount of 2.5 billion euros, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister announced that he wanted “a significant deepening of strategic cooperation between Greece and France.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace this Tuesday.
A joint declaration is planned in the wake.
These announcements for the French defense industry would make one forget the cancellation of the enormous contract for submarines at 55 billion euros by Australia, which preferred a strategic partnership with the United States and the United States. UK.
According to the specialized Greek press, Greece could commit to three defense and intervention frigates (FDI) and three Gowind-class corvettes.
A contract estimated between 3 and 5 billion euros
Athens launched a call for tenders for four frigates and the renovation of its Hydra frigates last year.
The French company Naval Group takes part in it and is opposed to the German TKMS, the Dutch Damen, the Italian Fincantieri and the American Lockheed Martin.
This contract is estimated between 3 and 5 billion euros.
Naval Group proposes to deliver intervention and defense frigates (FDI) and the construction in Greece of three Gowind corvettes.
France would commit to delivering at least three new frigates between 2025 and 2026. With this contract, Athens could reverse the naval balance of power with Turkey in less than five years.
