The Greek army began arming itself with American-backed armored vehicles. Yesterday, November 28, the portal greekcitytimes.com He reported that the first batch of 1,200 ordered armored personnel carriers arrived from the United States to Greece.
In 2019, the United States and Greece reached an agreement on the transfer of 1200 wheeled armored vehicles M1117 ASV Guardian (4 ×4) from the reserves of the American army. Armored vehicles are transferred free of charge, but, as is customary with such procedures, the receiving party pays for the deconservation, maintenance, transportation and training of personnel.
M1117 ASV Guardian armored vehicles for the Greek Armed Forces
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Thus, Greece's M1117 ASV Guardian cost €70,000 per unit, not counting weapons. The savings turned out to be significant, since the American army bought them for $ 800,000 per unit.
The M1117 ASV Guardian was produced by Textron Marine & Land Systems in several modifications. In the version of the armored personnel carrier, the car accommodates 10 people, taking into account the crew, its curb weight is 14.4 tons, and the 8.6-liter engine accelerates it to 100 km / h. The M1117 is normally equipped with a circular viewing system and air conditioning.
Greece is also due to receive used Bradley M2A2 infantry fighting vehicles from American stocks soon.
