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Greece finalises purchase of Spike missiles from Israel - the Aegean islands are "shielded" Greece's purchase of the Spike missile system from Israel will strengthen the defences in the Aegean as Turkey relaunches its aggression and claims against the Greek islands. The agreement is worth...

The Hellenic Armed Forces (HAF) participated on Wednesday in a military exercise organized by the French military, called “Anaximandre-23,” in the Nicosia FIR. French air and naval units also took part in the exercise. HAF contributed two F-16 Block 52+ fighter jets, while the French Armed...

Parliament’s Arms Committee has approved the activation of the mid-life upgrade (MLU) program for the Hellenic Navy’s four MEKO frigates. It was approved Friday by a committee majority with ruling New Democracy, PASOK and Greek Solution voting in favor, while the representative of SYRIZA, who...

The photo is from a test flight yesterday from Venegono outside Milan where the aircraft production line is, the first to be made in Greek colors. A total of 10 such aircraft will be received for the new aviation training center in Kalamata, which will be operated under the responsibility of the...

Greece and Israel signed the 2023 Defense Cooperation Program in a meeting in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) announced. On Greece’s side, the program was signed by HNDGS’s Director of International Relations Brigadier General Nikolaos Holevas, and...

The US Department of State has approved the potential purchase by Greece of a number of assault amphibious vehicles, noting that “(t)his proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States, helping to improve the security of a NATO ally that is an...

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The French Navy’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier reached the NATO naval base at Souda Bay on the island of Crete on Friday morning. The carrier approached Marathi with the help of four tug boats that led it safely to dock K14. Charles de Gaulle will remain in Chania for five days, as part...

Greece participated in the French multinational drill Orion 2023 with the Adrias frigate from February 22 to March 7, within the context of the military cooperation between the two countries, enshrined in the agreement signed between the Greek Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic Armed...

Cyprus will earmark 2% of gross domestic product to defense spending in line with other European Union member states as a means to strengthen the east Mediterranean island nation’s foreign policy bargaining power, the new Cypriot president said Friday. Nikos Christodoulides told reporters...

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Embraer had a meeting with the Greek Ministry of Defense to present the C-390 Millennium The Brazilian manufacturer provided information about the airlifter’s capabilities, according to the Greek government Greece is yet another country showing interest in the C-390 Millennium airlifter. The...

A Greek Coast Guard patrol boat’s crew fired warning shots early on Thursday to deter a Turkish coast guard vessel that was trying to ram them in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities in Athens said. A Greek Coast Guard statement said that “its vessel was attempting to identify three Turkish...

The second made in Greece drone named "Grypas" is coming Today (12/1) at the Ministry of Finance, in the presence of the Minister of Finance Mr. Christos Staikouras and the Minister of National Defense Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, the memorandum of cooperation was signed between the...

President Sakellaropoulou visits 332 Air Force Squadron; briefed on Rafale aircraft potential The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Thursday visited the 332 Air Force Fighter Squadron in Tanagra, Attica where the Hellenic Air Force’s Rafale aircraft are...