Greece sent its frigate “Psara” to the Red Sea this week to join Operation Aspides, the EU’s mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant ships from Houthi attacks.
DEFENSE
The US government’s letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for the Greek request for the procurement of an F-35 fighter squadron is expected to be submitted for approval to a special committee of Greek Parliament in the coming week. Greek Defense Ministry sources have clarified to Kathimerini that Athens is moving to acquire 20 fifth-generation […]
Regular puffs of smoke from missile intercepts over northern Israel and fires from air strikes in southern Lebanon are outward signs of a fear that the Gaza war may be expanding into a wider conflict, which analysts say poses risks for both sides.
Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis insisted on Friday that it is necessary for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to take on a greater role in strengthening the defense capability of Europe.
The Hellenic General Directorate for Defensive Investments and Armaments has signed a contract for the building of unmanned semi-fixed sea platforms for maritime surveillance (USSPS) with Greek company ETME, according to an announcement on Thursday.
The joint American-Greek military training exercise, which had been taking place since May 20 in the wider Attica area, concluded on Thursday, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) announced.
A $23 million deal between Turkey and the United States for the purchase of F-16 fighter jets has been given the green light by Washington, the state-run Anadolu Agency quoted Defense Ministry sources as saying on Thursday.
Official military sources have confirmed to Kathimerini that officers of the Army General Staff (GES) are preparing to visit the US to watch a demonstration of the HIMARS weapons system.
Turkey has signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of 40 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, the State Department has confirmed.
Kimon, the first of the three Belharra-class frigates built for the Hellenic Navy, to be delivered by June 2025, is docked at the shipyard of Naval group in Lorient, western France, on Thursday, during a visit by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for the defense of freedom and democracy on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
Top brass from Greece and Turkey will hold a meeting on Friday in Albania as part of confidence-building measures between the two countries, Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has visited the shipyards of the Navale Group in the French city of Lorient, where three Belharra-class frigates are being built for the Greek Navy.
The Hellenic Armed Forces announced on Tuesday that they conducted a naval drill on recapturing an islet in the Aegean on Monday night, attended by the Minister of Defence, Nikos Dendias.
A Turkish military training plane crashed in the central province of Kayseri on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, the Defense Ministry said.
After a three-month deployment to the Red Sea as part of the EU’s Aspides naval mission to protect commercial ships from attacks by Houthi forces in Yemen, the Greek frigate Hydra is expected to pass through the Suez Canal on Monday.
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