Composition made with HUD screengrabs of the Mirage 2000 approaching the warship. (Photo 332 Mira via Yannis Nikitas)
The Aviationist: The photos emerged on Twitter amid growing tensions between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea, but they’re not recent.
On December 8, 2019 some photos emerged on Twitter showing the Head-Up Display of a Greek Mirage 2000 allegedly targeting a Turkish frigate with Exocet anti-ship missiles during a show of force. This comes amid growing tensions between the two countries reached even higher levels after last week’s agreement between Turkey and Libya to establish new boundaries for resources’ exploitation in the Mediterranean Sea.
As you may already know, relations between Greece and Turkey have always been complicate. Earlier this year, Turkey started drilling for oil off the coast of Cyprus, prompting a joint Cyprus-Greece-Egypt statement saying that Turkey had violated international laws as they were operating in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone and territorial waters. European leaders also issued a formal statement saying that Turkey’s drilling is illegal and imposed new sanctions, to which Turkey answered stating that the drilling is legal because it’s in the territorial waters of Northern Cyprus, which falls within Turkey’s continental shelf.
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Update #1: Greek fighter jet locks in on Turkish warships near Cyprus: photos (AMN)
Update #2: Photos Show Greek Fighter Jet 'Locked On' To Turkish Warships Near Cyprus (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: More signs of tensions between Greece and Turkey.
3 comments:
NATO and Greece are loath to admit Turkey is going its own way using NATO as cover for its aggression in the region. Turkey intends on being a middle east power broker and is happy to work with any nation helping it get there. If NATO won't help, well China or Russia are happy to step in.
It's the dilemma NATO faces. If NATO members partner with Iraq, Kurds in Iraq and Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, then Turkey will face a sustained and costly military buildup that its economy can't support.
They need to let Turkey go officially.
The appeal of the Ottomans and the Persians to be the saviors of the Arabs will wear thin in a hurry.
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