The modern Greek military

Edited by kiato - 17-Nov-2007 at 02:34

Pics from miltary parade in Thessaloniki 28/10/07

HAF mirage 2000/20005

Originally posted by kiato

little did i know that patroits were also in thraki.

It is now official: Greece will buy 415 BMP-3 vehicles.
Greece will also receive 35-50 BMP-3F for the marines with no cost.

Source: http://www.defencenet.gr


Edited by xristar - 05-Dec-2007 at 19:55

Greece made  good move,we will get 450 BMP-3 greek version similar to

Edited by kiato - 07-Dec-2007 at 02:31

It seems that the guys from hellenicdefence.gr were very dissapointed (something obvious from the pages of the magazine as well).
Even the pro-russian site defencenet.gr admits it was clearly a political choice, and not an operational one (-chosen by the army I mean).

It's true however that the cost is significantly low, and the BMP-3 was propably the best choice to cover the needs of the greek army in quantity, after the used Marder A3 programme collapsed.

The version that serves in Cyprus is the original, and I doubt it has any great differences from the BMP-3M, appart from being slightly weaker in protection amd horsepower.

I think that the BMP-3 is (or should be) an interim measure, until the Puma becomes available/purchaceable by Greece. The BMP-3 is excellent for the islands, and it is the best replacement possible for the aged BMP-1s.

About the tank ammo, all I'll say is it was about time, especially now that the LeoA6 entered service (a month or so ago).

The Puma will however be much better than the BMP-3.

Basicly were getting BMP-3M a la grec

Well, I think we all got that, but how good will the 'a la grec' version be?
Judging by the increased cost, and by the greek army's basic standards and requirements, one would think that it would be a stronger than normal BMP-3M.
I think we'll have to wait and see.
Btw, what was the source of the article you included in your post?