Greek Fighter Jets

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis "no longer exists" for him, accusing the Greek leader of trying to block sales of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey during a visit to the United States.

Turkish F-16 fighter jets scrambled on Wednesday to check reports that missing Turkish coastguard vessels had appeared in Greek waters in the Aegean Sea, Turkish military sources said.

A French general on Thursday described the scene of horror that unravelled in Spain when an F-16 Greek fighter jet experienced a technical failure on take-off and crashed into pilots and mechanics on the ground.

Eight French and two Greek military personnel died on Monday when a Greek fighter jet crashed on takeoff at a military base in Spain housing a NATO training centre for elite pilots.

Two F-16 fighter jets collided in mid-air on Thursday, media reports said, adding that one of the pilots had apparently managed to eject from his aircraft.     The collision between the two F-16 planes happened south of the island of Crete, Mega television reported.     The Greek air force and defence ministr...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis "no longer exists" for him, accusing the Greek leader of trying to block sales of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey during a visit to the United States.

Turkish F-16 fighter jets scrambled on Wednesday to check reports that missing Turkish coastguard vessels had appeared in Greek waters in the Aegean Sea, Turkish military sources said.

A French general on Thursday described the scene of horror that unravelled in Spain when an F-16 Greek fighter jet experienced a technical failure on take-off and crashed into pilots and mechanics on the ground.

Eight French and two Greek military personnel died on Monday when a Greek fighter jet crashed on takeoff at a military base in Spain housing a NATO training centre for elite pilots.

Two F-16 fighter jets collided in mid-air on Thursday, media reports said, adding that one of the pilots had apparently managed to eject from his aircraft.     The collision between the two F-16 planes happened south of the island of Crete, Mega television reported.     The Greek air force and defence ministr...