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Greek Frigate in First Action Against Houthi Drones in Gulf of Aden
Greek frigate Hydra was involved in its first combat operation in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday firing missiles at two Houthi-launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) which were threatening a cargo vessel off the coast of Yemen.
According to an...
Greek News
Greece Mulls Voluntary Enlistment of Women in the Armed Forces
Greece is considering the introduction of the voluntary enlistment of women in the armed forces, according to the defense reorganization that is currently being drafted.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias recently called for the "use of all the forces of society...
Europe
Greece Joins European Missile Defense Project
Greece and Turkey on Thursday will formally join the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), a German-led missile defense project, according to Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias.
ESSI is a project to build a ground-based integrated European air defense system that...
Greek News
Greece Set to Host EU Red Sea Operation HQ
The EU's naval mission to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea will be headquartered in Larissa, Greece, the bloc's defense ministers agreed on Wednesday.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias tweeted that his EU counterparts accepted the offer made by...
Greek News
Greece Expresses Interest in Co-production of Frigates With the US
Greece is in talks with the US to co-produce US-designed Constellation-class frigates, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday.
“On January 16, we received a letter from the US Navy accepting, in principle, our interest in the co-design and co-production...
Diplomacy
Greece Insists on War Reparations From Germany on Massacre Anniversary
Greece insisted on WWII reparations from Germany on the anniversary of the Kalavryta massacre by Nazi forces. The massacre is regarded as the bloodiest atrocity in the country.
In speaking at Kalavryta during the 80th anniversary of the massacre, Defense...
Greek News
France and Greece Launch ‘Kimon’ Frigate for the Hellenic Navy
The launching ceremony of the first frigate for Greece named "Kimon" took place in the Naval Group shipyard of Lorient, France on Wednesday.
The ceremonial launching took place in the presence of Sébastien Lecornu, French minister of the Armed Forces...
Ancient Greece
Austria in Talks to Return Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Austria will return two pieces of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
"I am very pleased that technical discussions are taking place between the Kunsthistorische Museum and the Acropolis Museum on mutual loans of...
Diaspora
Greece Deploys Special Forces, Aircraft in Egypt for Sudan Rescue
Greece will deploy special forces personnel and aircraft in Egypt in order to assist in the evacuation of its citizens from Sudan when it will be possible, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Sunday.
Two military transport aircraft C-130 and...
Cyprus
Greece, Cyprus and Israel Vow to Create Energy Corridor to Europe
Cyprus, Greece and Israel can provide a key energy corridor to Europe through a planned electricity cable connecting their power grids and a potential natural gas pipeline, diplomats from the three nations said on Friday.
Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos,...