Greece Plans Modernising its Military Corps at the Turkish Border

Greece Plans Modernising its Military Corps at the Turkish Border
Greece Plans Modernising its Military Corps at the Turkish Border

The Hellenic Army plans to modernise the newly acquired Marder 1A3, Leopard 2 A4 and Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks as well as the procurement of 205 Rheinmetall Lynx KF-41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) to equip 5 motorised infantry battalions of Δ Army Corps according to exclusive news published at the “Greekreview.


The publications state that the KF-41 will be in Greece to take part in some tests and evaluations. The Lynx will be tested at the Armoured Training Centre as part of a demanding testing program.

Greece Plans Modernising its Military Corps at the Turkish Border

Greek government includes a package deal with Germany to modernise the equipment of Δ Army Corps that are deployed at the Turkish border. This Army Corps is considered the most powerful formation in the Hellenic Army and it is deployed at the Greco-Turkish land border along the Maritsa ( Evros -Greek/ Meriç-Turkish) River.