Greece Plans Modernising its Military Corps at the Turkish Border

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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.