Greece is refusing a batch of American Bradley combat vehicles due to their technical condition.

This was reported by the Greek newspaper Η Καθημερινή.

These are 62 infantry fighting vehicles that the United States was supposed to transfer to Greece free of charge under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program.

At the same time, Greece was to finance the repair and restoration of these combat vehicles.

According to the publication’s sources, after inspecting the selected Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in the storage of the US Army, the Greek military found that they were in poor condition.

Therefore, the publication argues that the Greek side considers it inappropriate to spend significant funds on the restoration of these combat vehicles.

The same conclusions were drawn regarding 102 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which Greece was offered to purchase at a low price from BAE Systems’ stocks.

A Greek military delegation visited the United States in early June and, after a visual inspection, selected 164 M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley fighting vehicles to be put into service by the Greek army.

It was assumed that all Bradleys would be further upgraded to a level roughly equivalent to M2A3 or A4.

Back in early spring last year, Greek media reported that the United States had been ready to provide Greece with 300 M2A2 ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles to replace BMP-1 and M113.

Greece made the request for the transfer of equipment a long time ago, but it was only approved in early 2023.

The Greek military command believes that it is difficult to start an armored vehicle fleet modernization program without solving the problem of the lack of modern IFVs.