further more at the specific incident Turkish aircraft violated ICAO regulation by entering Athens FIR (not Hellenic Air space) without deposition of flight plans as they are obligated by international law.

By the Hellenic National Defence General Staff it is announced that, at 23 May 2006 on 12.45 took place an air accident, at that a Greek and Turkish plane colided in air, 21 naval miles southly-eastern of island Karpathos, inside the Athens FIR.
Turkish formation, constituted from 1 RF-4E and 2 F-16 , entered in the FIR of Athens, without deposit of flight plans, and moved to the region north of the island Crete, forcing thus the rules of air interception. Hellenic formation, constituted from two F-16, according to the provisions of ICAO, for the guarantee of international Aviation it was moved in order to recognize the unknown traces.
At the manoeuvres during the recognition, a collision took place between one Greek and one of Turkish F-16 at height of 27 thousands feet.
Immediately was mobilised the National Centre of Co-ordination of Search and Rescue (EKSED), with multiple means (Planes, Helicopters and ships of HN and HCG) which arrived in the region inside the FIR Athens and began the search and rescue operation for the pilots of two planes,according ICAO regulation.

The nearby commercial boat “Gas Century”, with Panama flag of Japanese interests (company Yamamaru) collected in international waters of southernly island Karpathos Turkish pilot, while simultaneously a helicopter Super Puma of Hellenic Air Force arrived.
The Greek rescuers, with the Governor a Hellenic coast Guard ship which arrived in the area also, went on board the Panama’s boat for helping the Turkish pilot, who denied the help, invoking his good physical situation. Then, after demands from Turkish side, was allowed the delivery of the pilot to a Turkish Helicopter which arived later at the region.
The Search and Rescue is continued, for the detection of the Greek pilot.

src:Hellenic National Defence General Staff announcement.
ps. Sorry for the bad english translation it is from auto translation machine. I tried to correct it as much as I could. The original source only in Greek (yet) is located here:
http://www.geetha.mil.gr/index.asp?a_id=1716&news_id=264

well the information stream is continious. This serious episode concerned finally the collision of a HAF F-16 Block 52+ and THK F-16 according to military sources. The incident was marked in the region of Southern Karpathos (15 miles South-eastern), when at the duration of engagement the two fighters colided in air. The Turkish F-16 with another one accompanied a RF-4E Phantom.

Later news: The HAF F-16 was a “C Blk 52+”
All three pilots reported to have ejected but no confirmation yet.
HAF , Hellenic Coast Guard, HN aircrafts and HN Navy boats are carry on SAR operations…

the need of a hellicopter to replace the Heuy is imperative even after the NH90 enter service. Heuy is general purpose, low cost helli and it’s replacer can not be a NH-90 category (= heavy, expensive, rare because of its numbers… etc.) aircraft. An (heavy) upgraded Heuy as far as I’m concairned a very good solution …

EADS know damn well the Greek state is looking to sell the majority stake in HAI. Carrot dangling and the government will bite.

he he I agree, I’m sure Dassault will give much too…

Here an E. Meimarakis (MoD) statement from ILA 2006:
So, according Greek MoD in Berlin, in any case there is going to be an open procedure for the evaluation and the decision in a competition basis, as the new law for purchasing military material. The decision will be made until 2008 in order HAF to acquire the aircrafts about 2012. Every factor will be quantified.
The same goes for the new trainer programme. He noted also that, “…the final decision, is going to be affected also from the international developments…”

I think greek government tries to be extricated from the Typhoon bond and to initiate bargain again from zero basis…

The intention of EADS to acquire HAI (EAB) if Greece decides to buy TYPHOON, declared Erwin Obermeier, high standing official of EADS Military Air Systems and general manager of Eurofighter-Typhoons production during ILA 2006.
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source: http://www.defencenet.gr
link for the article (in Greek only sorry…)