"With the acquisition of the F-35, the Hellenic Air Force acquires the first fifth-generation aircraft and enters a new era," Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said after Greece dispatched the signed Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to the United States on Thursday.

Greece spends over 2% of its GDP for defense, and this is a ticket to survival, National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias told the 28th Annual Economist Government Roundtable in a panel on Tuesday.

National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met in Athens on Monday with a delegation of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, headed by President Ivo Daalder, and Hellenic American Leadership Council Executive Director Endy Zemenides.