Six of the 18 Rafale fighter jets purchased by Greece as part of a massive defense program announced in 2020 in response to tensions between Turkey and Greece in the… Continue reading "France Delivers The First Batch of Rafale Aircraft To Greece"
The Greek Army received the first batch of M1117 Guardian armored vehicles as part of the US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program on Wednesday, November 24. 44 of the 1,200… Continue reading "The US Donates 44 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles To Greece"
On October 6, Greek Defense Minister Nikolas Panagiotopoulos presented new armament programs in parliament, just after France and Greece agreed on a strategic defense and security partnership September 28, which… Continue reading "Greece’s Modernization Efforts and Its Impact on Turkish-Greek Tension in the Aegean Sea"
Babcock’s plans for the Arrowhead 140 hit a setback this week, with Greece announcing that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with France’s Naval Group and MBDA to… Continue reading "Babcock Suffers Setback in Greece, Outlines Opportunities in Poland & Ireland"
According to a written statement from the Greek General Staff, a Greek Patriot battery and more than 120 Greek Armed Forces personnel departed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 14 September,… Continue reading "Greece Sends Patriot Air Defense Missile System to Saudi Arabia"
Dassault Aviation officially delivered the first Rafale to the Hellenic Air Force on Wednesday. The occasion was commemorated with a ceremony at Dassault’s Flight Test Center in Istres, with Dassault… Continue reading "Dassault Aviation Officially Delivers First Greek Rafale Fighter"
The FALCON EYE series of exercises aims to strengthen bilateral collaboration between Greece and Saudi Arabia, as well as maximize military training and improve participants’ combat capabilities and interoperability. Last… Continue reading "Strategic Exercise Falcon Eye 2 Has Begun"
Tunisia will be hosting the Phoenix Express, a military naval exercise that will take place between 16 and 28 May, in collaboration with the US Africa Command and 13 different… Continue reading "13 Countries to Participate in Phoenix Express Naval Exercise"
Near the end of April, the European Commission revealed plans to expand the mandate of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex. The EU has been struggling with… Continue reading "EU Moves to Grant Border Control Agency Frontex Greater Power"
At a ceremony yesterday, the first upgraded S-70B was handed over to the Greek Navy. The ceremony was attended by US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt, Greek Chief of General… Continue reading "The Greek Navy Receives First Upgraded Aegean Hawk S-70 Helicopter"