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Sweden has chosen the Belharra frigates for its navy and will purchase four from France

The new FDI frigates will become the main pillar of Sweden’s maritime and anti-aircraft defense. This is the country’s largest military investment since the 1980s

Who is Commander Ioannis Kizanis, the captain of the frigate HS Kimon

At yesterday’s ceremony, he was the last to step onto the ship, the first FDI HN F–601 HS Kimon, as is customary

The Greek flag was raised on the frigate “Kimon”: How the first Greek Belharra changes the balance in the Aegean

The frigate HS Kimon changes the way Greece controls, monitors, and defends the maritime space of the Aegean

The frigate Kimon delivered – “With the four Belharra, Hellenism has the strongest Navy in its history,” says Dendias

The first Belharra is officially named, and with the raising of the Greek flag, it is delivered to the Hellenic Navy – Watch videos and photos from the ceremony in Lorient, France

Mitsotakis: The heart of Greece beats in Lorient, where today our flag is raised on the Belharra frigate

“The frigate is proof that the Armed Forces are entering a new era,” the prime minister stressed upon his arrival at the EU Summit in Brussels

The Greek frigate that seals the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean

In Lorient, France, the frigate HS Kimon (F‑601) moves from the loading phase…to the official moment of “I am now a ship of the Hellenic Navy.” The handover ceremony and the raising of the Greek flag on the first FDI HN is not merely a formal protocol

Hellenic Navy: Electronic Systems Mast of the Frigate HS “Nearchos” is ready (photos)

The 40 meters tall mast weighing 150 tons, is located at the Naval Group shipyards - It will be integrated into the vessel by 2024

On the battleship “Averof” Greece & France sign for the new frigates & the new Rafale

The final signatures for the acquisition of 3+1 state-of-the-art Belh@rra frigates by the Hellenic Navy and 6 additional Rafale

Mitsotakis for France & Belh@arra: Unprecedented agreement for the national interests

"Elections will take place at the end of the four years", he told the cabinet, "we all talk less while working harder", he told the ministers

PM Mitsotakis and French President Macron announce Belh@rra frigates deal (video)

Greece agreed to buy 3 French Belh@rra frigates