Greece News

Greece Buys French Frigates
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®)

France wants to sign the Greek Deal
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.

Dynamic Monarch/ Kurtaran Media Day is Held
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 .

Greece sent its Patriot System to Protect Saudi Energy Facilities
Bilateral Relations

Greece sent its Patriot System to Protect Saudi Energy Facilities

HAL sent its Patriot system to Saudi Arabia on September 14th. Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos attended the ceremony at the Tanagra Air Base.

Greece to acquire a total of 24 French Rafale fighter jets
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.

Greece to issue  Visas for Libyans Soon
Bilateral Relations

Greece to issue Visas for Libyans Soon

The Greek Chargé d'Affaires stated that his country's embassy in Libya would soon begin issuing visas to Libyan nationals seeking entry into the country.

Great Britain offers two Type 23 as an Interim Solution to Greece
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Great Britain offers two Type 23 as an Interim Solution to Greece

United Kingdom will offer two Type 23 frigates, HMS Monmouth and HMS Montrose frigates, to the Hellenic Navy as an interim solution.

HAF has officially received its first Dassault Rafale combat aircraft
Air Bilateral Relations

HAF has officially received its first Dassault Rafale combat aircraft

Hellenic Air Force (HAF) received its first French Rafale F3R aircraft with a handover ceremony held at Istres Merignac Air Base.

Turkey Complaints Greece to UN
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Turkey Complaints Greece to UN

Turkey complained to the UN, accusing Athens of violating the agreements that prevent Greece from the militarization of islands in the eastern Aegean Sea.

Egypt and Greece signed a cooperation protocol on military education
Bilateral Relations

Egypt and Greece signed a cooperation protocol on military education

Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid has recently visited Greece and signed a cooperation protocol on military education with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Floros.

Russian Navy Tracks Greek Missile Boat HS Daniolos in the Black Sea
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations

Russian Navy Tracks Greek Missile Boat HS Daniolos in the Black Sea

The Russian Defence Ministry said that Greek guided-missile boat HS Daniolos was tracked in the Black Sea.

Tb2 is a Concern for Greek Media
Unmanned Systems

Tb2 is a Concern for Greek Media

Albanian Interior Minister Bledar Cuci visited the Baykar UAV facility. The visit became public when Baykar Makina thanked the minister for his visit.

Greece may Have Tanks On Demilitarized Islands
Navy / Maritime Defence Politics

Greece may Have Tanks On Demilitarized Islands

Greek media has published video and photos from military training held on Greek islands. The names of islands kept confidential.

Greece Hold ORION-21 military exercise with four participants
Navy / Maritime Regional / Strategy

Greece Hold ORION-21 military exercise with four participants

Greece held a five-day multinational exercise “Orion-21” with Special Forces Units from Greece, the USA, Israel, Greek Cyprus and Serbia.