Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias outlined the government’s plan for restructuring the Armed Forces under the “Agenda 2030” on Monday, emphasizing fighter jet acquisition, Navy Fleet enhancement and the domestic defense industry’s role in autonomous systems and missile defense.
Greece’s Armed Forces are undergoing a radical overhaul in what the prime minister has described as the “biggest reform program in the history of the modern Greek state,” Defense Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed on Monday.
Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a Canadian TV host Sunday that Greece is open for business.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed issuing Eurobonds to finance the EU’s defense, an idea which seems to be shared by the South but not by the North.
The Hellenic Air Force’s new state-of-the-art French Rafale fighter jets are participating in the annual VOLFA24 in their first exercise outside the country’s borders in France.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for an end to the “political speculation” about the Tempe railway disaster, saying that the “judiciary is doing its work with greater speed than in the past.”
Three Hellenic Navy ships will open to the public over four days as part of the celebrations for the Greek Independence Day on March 25.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed the issuance of Eurobonds exclusively for EU defense bolstering during his opening statements Thursday at the ongoing two-day European Union Council Summit in Brussels.
Israel will not participate in this year’s edition of the Iniochos 2024 exercise in April, which is organized every year at Andravida Air Base in Western Greece by the Hellenic Air Force with the participation of many foreign countries.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias spoke over the phone with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Güler on Wednesday after the crash of the F-16 fighter jet, off the small island of Psathoura, in the northern Aegean.
It is necessary to promote a rapprochement between Greece and Turkey but “no illusions” are allowed, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, as the Hellenic Navy welcomed three new US-made Romeo MH-60R Seahawk helicopters in its assets.
A Greek Air Force F-16 (Block 52+ variant) fighter jet crashed into a sea off the small island of Psathoura, in the northern Aegean.
Main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has presented himself for military service at an artillery training center in Thiva, where he is expected to serve for 15 days.
Greece will continue supplying Ukraine with guns and ammunition this year without depleting its stocks.
Turkey attaches “great importance” to the meetings with Greece to discuss Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and notes the importance of dialogue between the two sides, sources at the Turkish defence ministry said on Thursday, during the regular weekly press briefing.
Greece’s frigate Hydra opened fire on two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Gulf of Aden during the early hours of Wednesday, utilizing its 127mm main gun. Both UAVs promptly altered their course.
