A clear message that quality advantage which Greece acquired through the gradual renewal his military powerneed to save, the US is expected to send a series of announcements in the near future.

According to “K”, already State Department approved it provision of two C130 transporters in Greecewhich will be provided from surplus US military equipment.

The US State Department is preparing to officially notify Congress of the launch of the planned process, while also announcing the purchase agreement two new transport aircraft C130 from USA.

A detailed discussion of the possibility of urgent provision of these vehicles took place as part of the Strategic Dialogue in February in Athens between the Director of the Department of Regional Security and Arms Transport of the State Department Laura CressyGreek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander.

In addition, it is expected immediately after elections in Turkeymore precisely, the short period between elections in Greece, that the latter should fall four signatures required in Congress to start a formal process purchase of F35 aircraft.

As you know, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Robert Menendez affixed his signature to the relevant informal request, while the President and Vice-President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs followed him relatively quickly from Parliament, Mike McCall And Gregory Meeks.

According to information, very soon he will also sign Jim Rees Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee.

Immediately after this follows legal notice (makes a formal request for approval) of the Congress by the government, its mission Letter of Acceptance and related negotiations with a view to obtaining them by Greece the first aircraft of the 5th generation in 2028.

In another extremely important event, which is expected to be announced soon, Greece will receive additional financial aid package in the form of a loan or credit guarantee from the US government.

This is part of the package that is approved Congress for NATO allies who want to cover the needs arising from the services Ukraineupdating their military equipment.

In this context, discussions about granting Ukraine S300 is in Crete and parallel receiving Patriot Systems from USA.

The total amount approved by Congress is $8 billion and Greece and Poland will reportedly receive most of the fund.

This is a procedure that has only been used once in the past, ten years ago, in his case. Iraq.

The procedure for its provision credit or loan guarantees provides for the submission by an interested ally of a proposal through the Office of Defense Cooperation of the local American embassy.

The State Department sends the request, while the Pentagon Defense and Security Cooperation Agency, in cooperation with the Treasury Department, negotiates the terms of the loan.

A simple notification is sent to Congress, since the total amount has already been approved, a separate file is created for each country. International military sales (case FMS), and the allocation of funds is through a special trust fund for specific sales.