Greek Jets Intercept Armed Turkish F-16s East of Rhodes

Greek fighter jets engaged armed Turkish F-16s in two aerial encounters east of Rhodes on Friday, October 30, after the Turkish aircraft entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and refused to leave, according to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS).

Greek fighter jets on standby took off immediately and intercepted the two Turkish F-16s, resulting in two aerial engagements as Greek pilots sought to force the aircraft out of Greek airspace.

Turkey deployed a total of nine aircraft across the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean. These included two armed F-16s and seven aircraft operating individually: five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), one CN-235 transport aircraft and one ATR-72 maritime patrol aircraft.

The Turkish aircraft activity resulted in 15 violations of air traffic regulations and 13 violations of Greek national airspace, all involving UAVs.

Read more: Turkish F-16s trigger two engagements over Aegean as Greece records 10 airspace violations

The HNDGS said Greek forces identified and intercepted all Turkish aircraft in accordance with international rules, despite the conduct of the Turkish crews that led to the two aerial engagements.

(Source: AMNA)

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