The latest wars in our region, in which Turkish drones have played a key role, have justifiably, albeit perhaps excessively, alarmed military analysts around the world. Although the threat was dramatic in the…
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The Nagorno-Karabakh war is considered to be the first conflict to highlight the crucial role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) in warfare. They dealt a crushing blow to conventional ground military forces.…
Armenia, I know your sorrow and your bravery. You fought for your ancestral land, for a righteous cause, and still the drums of victory and dances are heard on the side of…
Plenty of casualties on both sides in Artsakh, including civilians and no notable progress. After six weeks of hostilities, neither side can claim victory. Only inflated claims of inflicting casualties on each…
Turkish drones could tilt today’s precarious strategic balance in Ankara’s favor and tempt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attempt military action against Greece. [1] One report has even placed Turkish drones…
Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced that 100 new border guards will be recruited and stationed in Kavala. The move, he said, is part of the effort “to shield the region from…
Social media was set alight when Defense News spread a fake report that Turkish drone maker Assuva Savunma Sanayi announced on Tuesday that the Greek Ministry of Defence had decided to buy…
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) will participate in a pioneering program of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones). This is “Project Lotus” (Lotus Plan) and it is “a very great success of…
Police will be using drones to make sure that Greeks do not defy the lockdown on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Normally, Easter celebrations involve a week of church services followed by…
Although Turkey is facing economic ruin due to corruption, nepotism and the coronavirus, it is making desperate attempts to give the appearance that it is strong and capable of intimidating Greece and…
Authorities at Trikala prison confiscated items dropped off by drones on Sunday into the prison yard. Items confiscated included mobile phones, sim cards and related paraphernalia including illicit drugs. Following the attempt…
National Defence Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos said that Greece will soon start to manufacture its own Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Speaking at Parliament on Friday, he also revealed that the country will acquire…
The Greece police have announced they will deploy 5,000 police officers and drones for the commemoration of the November 17, 1973 student uprising against the Junta, which will culminate in a march…
Greek authorities are now using drones to scan boats and catch tax evaders on the most popular Aegean islands. The drones buzz over vessels that are running day trips in Greece to…
Updated detailed maps show that 70% of the fire-stricken area of Mati in eastern Attica was completely burnt from the wildfires on July 23rd, by the National Observatory of Athens. The remaining…