Greece to pay £2bn for fighter jets amid tensions with Turkey

A French-made Rafale fighter jet (Manish Swarup/AP)

Greece’s government will pay 2.32 billion euros (£2 billion) for French-made Rafale fighter jets and an upgrade of compatible missiles under a major military overhaul amid tensions with neighbouring Turkey.

Delivery of the 18 jets will begin in mid-2021 and be completed over two years, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said.