Naval Group Cut Steel for the Second FDI Frigate for the Greek Navy
Naval Group has begun construction on the Greek navy's second FDI frigate. The steel-cutting ceremony took place at the Lorient Naval Group shipyard.
Greece News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Bilateral Relations
US Congress Tries to Restrict F-16 Sales to Turkiye
A Congressional committee in the United States approved an amendment prohibiting selling the F-16s or modernization kits to Turkiye.
Land
Modernisation
Greece to Modernise Military Corps at the Turkish Border
Greece to modernise its armt with Marder 1A3, Leopard 2 A4 and Leopard 1 A5 MBT as well as 205 Rheinmetall Lynx KF-41 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) .
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Greek Parliament approves AAV-7 and MQ-9 UAV Acquisition
Greek Parliament approved the acquisition of the US AAV-7 and MQ-9 SeaGuardian UAV. The program will cost $ 700 million in total.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Greece is setting up a defence umbrella against Turkish UAVs
According to the Greek publication Ekathimerini, Greece sets precautions against Turkish UAVs on the islands and in critical locations around the country.
Ammunition
Greece is Attempting to Gain APKWS Capacity for Aircraft
Greek Air Force staff and BAE systems officials met in Athens to add Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) capacity to Greek fighters.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Athens Officially Requests F-35
Greece has asked for the acquisition of 20 F-35A aircraft and another 20 conditional from the US. According to Greek TV Channel SKAI’s exclusive news, the official request letter which is called Letter of Request (LoR) for the acquisition of the F35 was signed in Athens recently.
Navy / Maritime
Naval Group: Agreements Signed for the Greek Navy's FDI Frigate Program
Naval Group gathered its Greek industrial partners in Athens to sign key contracts as part of its Hellenic Industrial Participation plan for the FDI frigates.
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Greece to Modernise RM-70 at ASDEN Region Against Turkiye
Greece approved modernising the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) RM-70 with a budget of € 83 million and the upgrade of rockets costing € 88 million.
Air
Six NATO Countries Launch Future Helicopter Concept
Ministerial meeting on 16 June, the Ministers of six countries, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK, launched a new concept of a next-generation military helicopter, Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC). They agreed to allocate €26.7m ($28.2m) to define their military’s requirements for a new medium multi-role helicopter to replace in these countries in the next 15-20 years. In November 2020, Scramble Magazine reported on five countries signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) to develop a new helicopter capability to replace the existing helicopters in their inventory. Spain and the US, which had expressed interest, ultimately did not join up. The UK is the leading nation for the project.
Expo and Air Show
Greek and Turkish Defence Expos coincidences
IDEF was last held in August 2021 in Istanbul at TUYAP. The Expo would be held in May usually but was delayed due to the Covid Pandemic.
Navy / Maritime
Modernisation
Greek Navy to Upgrade four Frigates for €500 mln
According to Ekathimerini, the Defence Ministry argues spending €500 million to upgrade its four Hydra-Class MEKO frigates.
Bilateral Relations
Greece Refuses US Requests to Supply Ukraine
On Wednesday, media reports said Greece formally rejected a US proposal to supply Ukraine with additional Russian-made weapon systems.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Greece Signed the contract for the acquisition of six additional new Rafale aircraft
Dassault Aviation and Director General of Armaments and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defence signed a contract to acquire six additional new Rafale aircraft. French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Greek Minister of National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos observed the ceremony.
