Greece Defence News

Land Modernisation

Greece to Upgrade M113s Urgently

08 Jan, 02:56
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Greece urgently wants to upgrade its M113 APVs, and the defence ministry sent an RfP to Israel.

Air Navy / Maritime

Hellenic Navy Expects Three MH-60R ASW in February

06 Jan, 08:49
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Hellenic Navy expects three MH-60R Sikorsky helicopters to arrive in February at the latest.

Navy / Maritime

France Constructs Greece’s Second FDI Frigate

04 Jan, 07:01
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Hellenic Navy’s 2nd FDI Frigate future “HS Nearchos” construction continues at full speed in Lorient.

Defence Politics

Greece Starts R&D on Defence Industry

01 Jan, 07:48
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Greek Defence Ministry states that the Hellenic Centre for Defence Research and Innovation Development will be established.

Air Bilateral Relations Engine and Transmission

U.S. Approves UH-60M Black Hawk $1.95B FMS to Greece

17 Dec, 03:24
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The State Department greenlights a $1.95B deal for Greece to acquire 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.

Navy / Maritime Modernisation

Greece to Modernise MEKO 200 Frigates

07 Dec, 06:16
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Greek Defence Ministry has set the modernisation of the MEKO 200 frigates as a strategic goal.

Navy / Maritime

Hellenic Navy, from Chaos to Strategy

03 Dec, 09:48
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Hellenic Navy re-organises its order plans for its equipment programs while FDI, corvettes, MEKO, Type 214, and LCS are on the table.

Bilateral Relations

Greek-British Meeting Cancelled

28 Nov, 08:58
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Greece and the UK's planned Prime Minister’s meeting has been cancelled. Greek Premier tweeted that it was the decision of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Air Modernisation

Greece Upgrades F-16s to F-16V Block 70 Level

24 Nov, 08:06
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The Greek Air Force modernises the F-16C/D Block 50 fighters to the F-16V Block 70 level, creating a homogeneous fleet of 121 F-16V fighters before 2030.

Navy / Maritime

Hellenic Navy’s Dilemma for Constellation Class Frigates

25 Oct, 11:45
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Hellenic Navy’s acquisition plans created major disputes in Greek Media. Greek publication Flash’s claims over plans are denied by some others.

Navy / Maritime

Greek Navy May Prefer FFG-62 Constellation-Class Frigates

20 Oct, 10:13
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Greek publication Flash claims that the Greek Navy may prefer FFG-62 Constellation-Class frigates for ASW missions instead of French or Italian corvettes.