Editing Israel Defense Forces (section)

===Greece===
{{Further|Greece–Israel relations}}
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Apache Helicopters Overlooking Greece.jpg|thumb|Two IAF [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apache AH-64D Longbows]] and one Greek AH-64A fly above the Greek countryside during a joint exercise, June 2011.]]
Since 2010, the Israeli and Greek air forces trained jointly in Greece, indicating a boost in ties due in large part to Israel's rift with Turkey.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11556442 Israel woos Greece after rift with Turkey] BBC, 16 October 2010</ref> Recent purchases include 100&nbsp;million euro deal between Greece and Israel for the purchase of [[Spice (guidance kit)|SPICE]] 1000 and SPICE 2000 pound bomb kits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defense-update.com/20110506_precision_attack.html|title=The High Cost of Precision Attack - Defense Update|date=6 May 2011}}</ref> In November 2011, the [[Israeli Air Force]] hosted Greece's [[Hellenic Air Force]] in a joint exercise at the [[Ovda Airport|Uvda base]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzweek.com/world/israel-to-host-massive-intl-air-combat-exercise-40633/|title=Israel to host massive int'l air combat exercise|date=3 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-greece-defence-idUSTRE67G50P20100817 | work=Reuters | title=Israel and Greece seek to expand military ties | date=2010-08-17}}</ref> Similar training was held in 2012 by the IAF in cooperation with the Hellenic Air Force in the [[Peloponnese]] and parts of southern Greece in a response to the need of the IAF training of pilots in unfamiliar areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-hosts-greek-air-force-for-joint-excercise-1.401009|title=Israel Hosts Greek Air Force for Joint Exercise|work=Haaretz|first=Anshel|last=Pfeffer|date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.top-hotels-gr.com/en/defencegreece.html|title=Defence news from Greece and Cyprus|website=www.top-hotels-gr.com|accessdate=31 July 2024}}</ref> On March 14, 2013, the navies of Israel, Greece and the US held a two-week joint military exercise for the third year in a row. The annual operation is nicknamed Noble Dina and was established in 2011. Similar to Noble Dina in 2012, the exercise in 2013 included defending offshore natural gas platforms and simulated air-to-air combat and anti-submarine warfare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-us-and-greece-begin-annual-naval-exercise/|title=Israel, US and Greece begin annual naval exercise|work=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130307/israel-us-and-greece-launch-joint-naval-exercise |title=Israel, US and Greece launch joint naval exercise |work=GlobalPost |date=7 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512231400/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130307/israel-us-and-greece-launch-joint-naval-exercise|archive-date=12 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=305670|title=IDF begins joint naval exercise in Mediterranean|work=The Jerusalem Post - JPost.com|date=7 August 2010 }}</ref> In March 2017, Israel participated in the large-scale "Iniochus 2017" military exercise, which is organized annually by Greece, along with USA, Italy and the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Israel, UAE to fly together in Greek air force exercise |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-uae-to-fly-together-in-greek-air-force-exercise/ |work=The Times of Israel|date=27 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pilots from Greece, USA, Italy, Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the "Iniochus 2017" (Πιλότοι από την Ελλάδα, τις ΗΠΑ, την Ιταλία, το Ισραήλ και τα Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα στον "Ηνίοχο 2017") |date=28 March 2017 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.gr/2017/03/28/eidhseis-diethnes-politikh-pilotoi-iniohos-2017_n_15659376.html |publisher=The Huffington Post Greece}}</ref>