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Greece’s navy just got its newest flagship

The new flagship, HS Kimon, is named for a famed Athenian general who fought the Persian Empire during the Battle of Salamis ...
Greece on Thursday formally took delivery of the first of four new French-made Belharra frigates, part of a multi-billion ...
On January 15, 2026, the Hellenic Navy ceremonially commissioned the first FDI HN (Belharra-class) multirole frigate, HS ...
Five Greek microsatellites now in orbit under the National Microsatellite Programme as Greece moves from planning to ...
It is a new generation digital ship - Sensors that "see" far away - Heavy armament and area air defence - Power multiplier ...
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Defence in Athens, Greece, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece wants to ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece will deploy two frigates and one more vessel off Libya's territorial waters to deter migrants from arriving at its southern islands of Crete and Gavdos, Greek Prime Minister ...
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, second right, and Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas, right, attend a ...
Greece's identity is inextricably linked to the sea, a relationship forged through thalassocracy and a modern global shipping ...
Greece's security council, KYSEA, approved on Wednesday the purchase of a fourth Belharra frigate from France to modernise its armed forces and as it tries to keep pace with historic rival Turkey, two ...
"Kimon," the first FDI HN "Belharra" frigate—out of a total of four that will join the navy of Greece—sailed into the Saronic ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece wants to buy four used Bergamini class frigates from Italy, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday, as the NATO member seeks to modernise its navy. High-ranking ...