France Offers Gowind Corvettes to Greece
According to the Greek publication Newpost, France has proposed five French corvettes Gowind to Hellenic Navy.
Greece News
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Weapon / Missile
Hellenic Air Force to be armed with Meteor Soon
According to Greek media, Hellenic Air Force will start receiving its MBDA made Meteor air to air missiles in two weeks.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Greece to Receive Rafale Jets with Delay
The first batch of 24 Rafale warplanes will reach Greek territory in January. The first Rafale was delivered to the Greek Air Force in July 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
US Approves $9.5 Billion Worth Defence Acquisition for HN
The U.S. to modernise Greek Meko-Class Frigates and approves selling Multi-Mission Surface Combatant to Hellenic Navy the DSCA announced.
Land
The Delivery of M1117 Vehicles to Greece Officially Started
The Hellenic Army began receiving M1117 Armoured Security Vehicles (ASV) officially at 301 Military Base Factory in Agioi Anargyroi near Athens.
Navy / Maritime
The Greek Navy Got a Donated Support Ship
Greece has previously organised a donation campaign. Panos Laskaridis donated the general support ship “Ajax” to the Hellenic Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
NATO OSG under Greek led exercises with the Israeli navy
NATO's Operation Sea Guardian (OSG), a current task force commanded by the Greek navy, visited Haifa and practised with the Israeli navy.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
HN Wanted So Badly but Money Talks for Armament
France and Greece established a “strategic partnership” in defence, with France supplying air and naval platforms and armament.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
U.S. and Greece renew defence deal in Eastern Mediterranean
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias signed an extension of the Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement (MDCA).
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Greece Buys French Frigates
Greece prefers French ships to modernise its naval forces with Naval Group’s Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®)
Navy / Maritime
France wants to sign the Greek Deal
France and Greece want to end the acquisition struggle with Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI)(the export designation Belh@rra®) and Gowind corvettes.
Navy / Maritime
Dynamic Monarch/ Kurtaran Media Day is Held
Exercise Dynamic Monarch / Kurtaran-21, hosted by Turkish Naval Forces, is being conducted under the command of COMSUBNATO at Aksaz .
Bilateral Relations
Greece sent its Patriot System to Protect Saudi Arabia
HAL sent its Patriot system to Saudi Arabia on September 14th. Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos attended the ceremony at the Tanagra Air Base.
Air
Greece to acquire a total of 24 French Rafale fighter jets
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that the Hellenic Air Force would have 24 Rafale aircraft, not 18.
