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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...

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...

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...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Greece again on Wednesday claiming that the newly-tested ballistic missile has “Athens within its range.” Speaking during a joint live broadcast on the ATV and Haber channels, Erdogan referred to the ballistic missile Tayfun (Typhoon) claiming...

F-16s clause is out, but terms for Turkey remain US Congress insiders express annoyance with Ankara’s spin on freezing of Menendez amendment Sources in Congress tell Kathimerini the fact the amendment submitted by Senator and Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez was not included in...

The U.S. Pentagon on Saturday announced Cyprus’ membership in the State Partnership Program and the cooperation between the Cyprus National Guard and the United States National Guard. In the announcement, the Pentagon said the Republic of Cyprus’ National Guard has been paired with the New...

Deputy Defense Minister Nikos Hardalias visited military bases and observatories on the islands of Halki, Kassos, and Astypalaia on Wednesday, concluding a two-day visit to the eastern Aegean. The minister toured several military installations and was informed by their commanders of current...

Special forces from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Greece, and Cyprus launched joint military drills on Sunday, according to the Egyptian military. A military statement said Joint Exercise Hercules 2022 will continue for several days at the Mohamed Naguib Military base and...

Greece won the first place in the annual European Best Sniper Team Competition 2022, organized by the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) of the USA 7th Army Training Command in the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany. The competition tests multinational sniper squads on land navigation...

A Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) entered Athens FIR without submitting a flight plan and violated Greek airspace, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said Thursday. The drone flew over the islets of Trianisia, located southeast of Astypalaia, at 11.43 a.m. at a height of...