Greek City Times reports on July 25 that the Greek Army in Thessaloniki received another 90 M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (TTOA-ASV). The receipt of TTOA M1117 will continue in the next period, as planned, while so far 354 vehicles of the same type have already been received, Greek City Times reminds.
The vehicles are Excess Defense Articles and the U.S. Army uses FMS (Foreign Military Sales) to facilitate divesture, while simultaneously building partner capacity. The army is expected to receive 1,200 ASVs, at no cost, from the US army under the Excess Defense Articles program.
The Hellenic Armed Forces receive the vehicles at almost only the transportation costs. The first vehicles came from a depot located in Europe, which means that transportation costs were much lower than for the remaining vehicles that must be shipped from Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, California. The vehicles arriving from Germany are also in operational condition since storage at another location was not needed.