[On Oct. 18, Greece and Israel were scheduled to sign an agreement on
civil
aviation, Middle East Newsline reported. Officials said the accord would replace the previous aviation
agreement signed in 1952 and augment flights between the two countries.]
The military statement, released on Oct. 14, reported the platforms
employed in the combined training by the Israeli and Hellenic air forces.
Israel contributed its UH-60 Black Hawk as well as the AH-64 Apache
helicopters.
"The aircraft trained alongside Hellenic Air Force helicopters — Apache
AH-64 and AS332 Super Puma — and combat jets," the military said.
A similar exercise was said to have taken place in Romania in the summer
of 2010. At the time, an Israel Air Force C-53 heavy-lift helicopter crashed
in the mountains of Romania.
The military said senior Israeli Air Force officers attended the
exercise on Oct. 13. The statement cited the head of the helicopter air
division and the commanders of the Air Force bases at Hatzerim and Ramon.
"The head of the Helicopter Air Division and the commanders of Ramon and
Hatzerim IAF bases visited the training squadrons Oct. 13, and participated
in both the training and the joint conclusion of the exercise, which
included chief representatives from the Hellenic Air Force," the military
said.