The first six Rafale fighter jets of the Air Force land in Tanagra today, Wednesday 19 January .
The French fighters left Istria, France for the 114th Battle Wing. Before landing at Tanagra, where they will join the 332 Squadron, they flew over the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis between 12:00 and 12:30.
Watch the live ceremony of the reception ceremony:
In Tanagra, the “present” in the arrival of the French fighter jets are given, among others, by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis who will speak, the Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos , the Chief of the General Staff of National Defense (GEETHA) General F Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic Air Force (GAF) , Rear Admiral Georgios Blioumis , and the French Ambassador to Athens , Patrick Mezonav .
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