2023-08-26 01:27:32
Greece will terminate the contract with Russia for the maintenance of the Tor and Osa air defense systems – the Greeks, under the pretext of refusing service, are preparing to transfer the air defense system to Kiev, leaving themselves with nothing.
“The end of the era of Russian weapons systems in the Greek armed forces: the government has decided to abandon the arms support program and not to sign new support contracts. In a top-secret document leaked to Parliament, Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias announces that there will be no new support contracts, i.e. the purchase of spare parts and services, for the Tor-M1 mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile systems and the old Osa -AKM.
The available spare parts will only last a few months, then the countdown to their complete incapacity has begun. The cost of the Russian systems “thrown in the trash” amounts to more than 1 billion euros, and this is the amount that the country will have to spend. It is possible that these systems will eventually be redirected to Ukraine via third countries.
In total, the Greek Army has 21 Tor-M1s and 38 Osa-AKMs. The systems are old but reliable. Received about 20 years ago, they remain indispensable.
The decision to withdraw them is purely political. The priority now is to find the resources to replace them. The armed forces cannot be deprived of such weapons.”
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