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French Patroller drones join Greece’s Achilles Shield defence system from September
The layered defence plan also includes 36 Israeli PULS rocket launchers within 18 months, expanded Class 1 drone output to 10,000 units annually, and full five-layer coverage across Greece within 35 months, Athens officials say
Wave of resignations rocks SYRIZA: Deputy Secretary Anastasia Sapouna & six other senior officials step down
Earlier in the day, Simeon Kedikoglou had already resigned, announcing that he would align himself with Alexis Tsipras. Present at the meeting were Rena Dourou, Nikos Pappas, and Pavlos Polakis
Encryption systems, MEKO modernization, and Bergamini frigates – What is changing in Greece’s defense programs
At the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), officials finalized the modernization of the MEKO frigates, the procurement of Italian Bergamini-class frigates, and the acquisition of 17+17 Link 22 and LLC-7M systems for decrypting enemy information
Guilfoyle: “When Americans and Greeks stand together, there is no limit to what we can achieve.”
The US Ambassador to Greece placed particular emphasis on the rapid progress in bilateral energy relations between the two countries
Military Exercises with “Kimon,” Patriots, and Drones
The war in Iran represents an “unprecedented accumulation of field experience” for the crews of Greek frigates and their interaction with the advanced air defense systems of the French naval convoy in the Eastern Mediterranean—a general rehearsal also for building a “European fleet”
Green light from the competent parliamentary committee for the upgrade of F-16s and the “Achilles’ Shield”
PASOK and SYRIZA voted “present”, while the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and Course of Freedom voted against in the parliamentary committee. The final decisions will be taken by KYSEA (the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense) next week
