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Greece Plans F-16, Eurofighter purchases, studying Rafale

August 20, 2000 (by Lieven Dewitte) - The Greek government has announced its intention to buy 50 F-16 fighter aircraft, built by Lockheed Martin, and about 60 combat planes from the Eurofighter consortium.

Speaking to reporters in Athens, a defense ministry official said the government was also studying the purchase of Dassault's next-generation Rafale fighter -- a direct competitor of the Eurofighter plane.

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