List of weapons systems used by the Greek Air Force

The Greek Air Force is a part of the Greek Armed Forces . They maintain around 200 3rd generation combat aircraft and around 140 2nd generation aircraft. The backbone of the Air Force are the F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighter jets. Most of the aircraft has been imported from the USA and France in the past. Some of the photo scouts come from the Bundeswehr inventory at the beginning of the 1990s. The Greek Air Force maintains the largest air fire fighting fleet in Europe.

Aircraft

Fighter bomber

• McDonnell-Douglas F-4E (AUP) 2000 "Phantom II"

At the end of the 1990s, 35 aircraft were upgraded in combat value in cooperation with EADS for around EUR 500 million. All other Phantom machines were retired.

• Lockheed-Martin F-16C / D Block30 / 50/52 +

The Greek government ordered a total of 170 units of the type. Thereof 40 machine block 30.40 machine block 50 and 90 machine block 52+ which have additional integrated tanks.

• Mirage 2000-5 / B-5 / EG / BG

A total of 55 machines of the type were ordered. 25 of these machines are a modified version.

• A-7 Corsair

The Greek Air Force received 125 Corsair from the US Navy inventory. The last machines were taken out of service in 2014.

Reconnaissance aircraft

• McDonnell-Douglas RF-4E "Phantom II"

A total of 30 photo reconnaissance aircraft - 22 of them from the Bundeswehr fleet - were in operation, all of them out of service.

• Lockheed P-3B "Orion"

The Greek Air Force received 6 aircraft of the type from the US Navy inventory.

Transport aircraft

• Lockheed C-130B / H "Hercules"
• Alenia C-27J "Spartan"
• Dornier Do-28D2
• Embraer ERJ-135LR
• Gulfstream V

Air early warning systems

• Embraer EMB-145H "AEW & C"

The Greek Air Force has 4 AEW & C systems, which are called "Erieye".

Drones

• Pegasus I and II

The drone was developed and produced in Greece.

helicopter

• Eurocopter AS "Super Puma"
• AgustaWestland A.109E Power
• Agusta AB.205A "Huey"
• Bell 212 "Huey"

Training aircraft

• Cessna T-41D
• Beechcraft T-6A "Texan II"
• Rockwell T-2C / E "Buckeye"

Fire fighting aircraft

• Canadair CL-215
• Canadair CL-415 GR
• Fire- fighting aircraft (G.164 and M-18)

weapons

Air-to-air missiles (3836 in total)

• (690 BVR missiles in total) - 240 AIM-120B , 150 AIM-120C-5/7 , 100 MICA RF, 100 MICA IR, 100 MICA EM / IR
• (280 SARH missiles in total) - 80 Super 530D, 100 AIM-7E2, 100 AIM-7F
• (350 WVR-HOBS missiles in total) - 350 IRIS-T
• (total of 1,516 WVR-all-aspect missiles) - 165 AIM-9M , 300 AIM-9L / I-1, 347 AIM-9L / 1, 400 AIM-9J / I-1, 304 R.550 Magic 2
• (1,000 WVR missiles in total) - AIM-9P4

Cruise missiles

• 90 Scalp EG

Air-to-surface missiles (1717 in total)

• 136 ARM missiles of the type AGM-88B HARM Block IIIA
• 39 ASM missiles (anti-ship) of the type AM.39 Exocet Block 2
• 200 AGM-65G Maverick IIR , 284 AGM-65A / B
• 70 AFDS, 40 AGM-154 JSOW
• 900 AGM-114K HELLFIRE

Bombs

• CBU-58/71
• 200 GBU-24 Paveway III, 1,164 Paveway I and II, 96 GBU-8
• 523 BLU-107 Durandal
• M 117
• M 129
• Mk 20 Rockeye II
• Mk 36 DST
• Mk 81/82/83/84

Air defense

The air surveillance of Greece, with the fixed radars and the flying early warning systems, is subordinate to the air force command, as well as a number of anti-aircraft missile systems.

Air defense systems

• MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3
• S-300P MU1
• Skyguard
• Crotale NG

Radar systems

• MPDR-90E (DR-172)
• Super giraffe
• AN / TPS-43
• AN / TPS-63
• Martello 743D
• Hughes HR-3000
• RAT31DL

source

http://www.haf.gr

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ling-Temco-Vought A-7Ε / H Corsair. In: haf.gr. Retrieved January 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ A-7 Retirement: Araxos AB, 17th October 2014. In: airforce.gr. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .