اليونان ترفض دفعة من مركبات برادلي القتالية الأميركية بسبب سوء حالتها التقنية

Greece has refused a batch of American Bradley combat vehicles due to their poor technical condition. The Greek newspaper Η Καθημερινή has reported that Greece was supposed to receive 62 infantry fighting vehicles free of charge from the United States under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program. However, after inspecting the vehicles in the US Army storage, the Greek military found them to be in poor condition. Consequently, Greece considers it inappropriate to spend significant funds on repairing and restoring these combat vehicles. A Greek military delegation had visited the United States in early June and selected 164 Bradley fighting vehicles to be put into service by the Greek army. Greece had previously requested the transfer of equipment, which was approved in early 2023. The Greek military command believes that it is difficult to proceed with an armored vehicle fleet modernization program without addressing the lack of modern infantry fighting vehicles.

Source: Η Καθημερινή

ملخص الأخبار

• Greece was also offered to purchase 102 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles at a low price from BAE Systems’ stocks.
• The selected 164 M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley fighting vehicles were to be upgraded to a level equivalent to M2A3 or A4.
• The United States had been ready to provide Greece with 300 M2A2 ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles to replace BMP-1 and M113.