Read the forum code of contact. It may very well be a Turkish F, jeuneturc, but you do make a very good point when you say that. It seems to me that both Air Forces get along a lot better than most people realise, and certainly better than most from each "side" get along on here. Great pics steve.
The fact is that Turkey is the only real menace to Greece. Also the Greek part of Destined Glory was axed this year because Turkey refused to file flight plans, very friendly. An example of spin doctoring can be seen when you look at what happened in Pakistan after September Because now he is friends with democratic countries USA.
I am by no means either an F nor an avionics expert but your mention of the Rapport III system rang a bell with me as it caused a BIG fuss in Belgium a few years ago. I had a quick look and found this which explains a little more:. Part of the system was carried in an extended fairing at the base of the tail of the tail fin, and offered the advantage of not taking up a hardpoint or adding to overall aircraft drag. On the other hand, the disadvantage was that it took up internal avionics growth space.
However, the Rapport III program was cancelled, and it took years of political debating before the Belgian military finally got the go-ahead, and a contract was awarded to the French Dassault company. Years later, in , proof of large bribe sums, paid by Dassault to the Walloon Socialist Party, was found and nearly caused the government to fall. Modified Fs can be easily recognised by the fairing under the intake, and the RWRs in the drag chute compartment.
As for what's inside the same compartment on the Greek Block 50s I found this, although I'm sure fantasma could enlighten us still further:. The Block 30 fleet is currently going through the mid-life "Falcon-Up" upgrade program at Hellenic Aerospace Industry. The first aircraft entered Hellenic Aerospace Industry in September The aircraft was handed back to the HAF on July 15 Work includes major disassembly of the aircraft, replacement of four major structural components of the fuselage.
