Who pays for Greek Airforce?

[Bosniensis]

Not the citizens of Greece it seems.

How is it possible that 10 mil people nation that had numerous financial issues and still has them pays for:

153 x F16C Fighting Falcon
33 x Phantom F4
24 x Mirage 2000

and 200~ other utility and training aircraft.

NATO standard is 200 flying hours in a year (USA use this system).

Average cost per hour for F16,F4, Mirage 2000 is $15.000 per hour (fuel) without amortization that has to be payed through the year (repairs etc..)
so that's yearly 630.000.000 dollars or monthly 52 million dollars.

Utility Aircraft cost way less since they are mostly prop based so I'll use 1/4 of expenditure for jets and that's 157 million per year.

TOTAL: 787 ~ 800 million dollars or 729 million euros a year just for a fuel and I have no idea how to calculate repairs and other expenditure, but let's say roughly a 1 billion euro.

1 billion of euro / year for Greek Airforce is a lot of money and especially for 10 million people nation.


Only two things can solve this:

1. Greeks are flying way bellow NATO standard (200 hours year)
2. Someone else is paying for Greek Airforce


What is it?

[Teutone]

Their defence budget is 4.1bio.
Over 2% of their gdp, as the nato laws want.
So the Greeks pay for it.

[Bosniensis]

Their defence budget is 4.1bio.
Over 2% of their gdp, as the nato laws want.
So the Greeks pay for it.

4 billion could do it, they probably spend the most of their defense budget for navy and airforce.

I've heard that Germany is drastically increasing defense budget and airforce, good for you.

[PaleoEuropean]

Their defence budget is 4.1bio.
Over 2% of their gdp, as the nato laws want.
So the Greeks pay for it.

We also give them infusions of aid, in 2018 we gave them like 100 million in aid and assistance.

https://explorer.usaid.gov/cd/GRC?fi...re=Obligations

[Renekton]

We pay for our airforce. We pay taxes.

[catgeorge]

Greece traditionally spends between 3.5-6% of GDP towards military almost a full professional army now. Currently underspending but can easily double the expenditure if needed.

The expenditure is required because we have crazies as neighbours - wish Greece spent it on healthcare and education but our neighbours going full retard frequently leaves Greece no choice.

[Faklon]

Musulman Pharaohs of Bosniak pyramids.

[TheMaestro]

Albanians

[SilverKnight]

I know is not much of my business, but curious, how well can Greece defend itself against the Turks? Considering how big and powerful they have become.

[Peloponnesian pride]

I know is not much of my business, but curious, how well can Greece defend itself against the Turks? Considering how big and powerful they have become.

Pretty well i would say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nyqwFhvZEQ