Hellenic Navy

Lockheed Martin Outlines Pitch for Hellenic Navy Frigate Competition

Artist’s concept of a Lockheed Martin Multi-Mission Surface Combatant. US Navy

The Hellenic Navy is considering a variant of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship as part of a program to refresh its surface combatants, a Lockheed Martin official told USNI News this week.

Greece, a NATO member, is considering buying four of the multi-mission surface combatants based on the version of the Freedom-class initially developed for Saudi Arabia, Lockheed Martin vice president for international strategy...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/16/lockheed-martin-outlines-pitch-for-hellenic-navy-frigate-competition

Greece Overhauling Military With New Helicopters and Frigates, Updating U.S. Defense Pact

The Hellenic Navy Hydra-class frigate HS Psara (F 494), left, and the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) sail behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 12, 2021. US Navy Photo

Despite its struggling economy and escalating tensions with neighboring Turkey, Greece is pushing ahead on overhauling its military, according to its defense minister.

Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos said “acquiring high-end weapons systems” would...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/13/greece-overhauling-military-with-new-helicopters-and-frigates-updating-u-s-defense-pact

German boxship smashes Greek minesweeper in Piraeus Port

The 4,000TEU container ship Maersk Launceston rammed a Hellenic Navy minesweeper in the port of Piraeus this morning, with the 2005-built container vessel colliding with the stern of the Kallisto, destroying the ship.

“The incident caused ingress of water into the vessel,” confirmed the Hellenic Coast Guard in its announcement.

Source: skai.gr

Moreover, there are two injured seafarers of the Hellenic minesweeper who have already transferred to the Hellenic Navy hospital in Athens, according to a...

https://container-news.com/german-boxship-smashes-greek-minesweeper-in-piraeus-port/

Hellas’ minister of National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and Panos Laskarides sign donation acceptance for a general support ship

From the signing ceremony © Ministry of National Defence

Hellas’ minister of National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and Panos Laskarides sign donation acceptance for a general support ship

The Shipping Community is well known internationally for its charitable work, work encompassing every kind of donation and it is more than known for its sensitivity supporting the Hellenic Armed Forces be it Land forces, the Navy or Airforce.

At a meeting towards the end of last week Nikolas Panagiotopoulos,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/07/hellas-minister-of-national-defence-nikolaos-panagiotopoulos-and-panos-laskarides-sign-donation-acceptance-for-a-general-support-ship/

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