The U.S. military is in talks to expand its operations in Greece, including using more air and naval bases here, signaling a potential move toward the eastern Mediterranean amid growing tensions with Turkey, officials said.
The upgrade program for 85 F-16 fighter airplanes to the Block 70/72 Viper standard will be formally launched on Monday, Lockheed Martin’s VP Business Development Initiatives in Europe Dennis Plessas said at a press conference in Thessaloniki.
A trial run of a new method to control the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) will be carried out in Vravrona at the town of Markopoulo, through the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT).