ATHENS, Greece — A panel of senior Greek government and military officials has approved a 1.2-billion-euro ($1.45 billion) deal to upgrade more than half of the country’s American-made F-16 fighter planes.<\/p>\n
Officials say the deal approved by the Greek cabinet on Saturday will give 85 of Greece’s fleet of F-16s capabilities similar to the much more advanced F-35 fighters minus stealth technology.<\/p>\n
The terms of the agreement call for Greece to pay for the improvements until 2027 or 2028, but the U.S. agreed to cap annual payments at 150 million euros ($182 million) after that.<\/p>\n
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt tweeted that the approval built on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to the White House in October.<\/p>\n
Tsipras leads the Greek cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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