The Greek Armed Forces are on high alert on land, sea and air, and are closely monitoring Turkish movements. They have been on alert since Tuesday noon following Turkey’s decision to illegal…
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Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a demarche with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry through its embassy in Ankara, following the new illegal NAVTEX issued for the maritime zone south and east of the…
Turkish resource surveys to the south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo will commence today and will occur until August 2, Attaleia (Ἀττάλεια, Turkish: Antalya) hydrographic service in Turkey announced.…
“Due to the intensified challenges Greece has been experiencing from Turkey lately, the Greek Armed Forces are on standby,” said Chief of General Staff General Konstantinos Floros in an interview with Israeli…
“We say it and we do it,” the Minister of National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos posted on Twitter. His message was posted after the final phase of training that took place in international…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in an interview yesterday on state-owned media, not only made new threats against Greece, but also presented Turkey as the victim of unfounded threats from Athens, while…
The head of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, sent a message of strength to those who seek provocations against Greece and warns that Greek soldiers will cut off the way to anyone who…
“Huge exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean! Intimidation of the enemy.” This was the headline of Turkish pro-Erdoğan Daily Sabah. They never specifically mentioned Greece, but when they are referring to an “enemy”…
The General Staff of the National Defence released a new video of the Greek Armed Forces dealing with the recent crisis at Evros on the Greek-Turkish border. In late February and for…
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that “all Greeks, are and should know it and feel it, totally safe” at the conclusion of the extraordinary meeting of the Government’s Council for Defence…
Greece’s Defence Minister Evangelos Apostolakis, stressed the readiness of the country’s armed forces during a media interview on Sunday. “The Greek Armed Forces have the readiness to defend national interests when required”…
Hellas Sat 4 satellite has just successfully launched from Korou in French Guyana, giving Greece a strong position in the international space map with the country now being able to provide high-level…
by Aggelos Skordas The Greek armed forces will remain on high alert at least until the end of April as Defense Ministry officials expect Ankara to escalate tension in the Aegean, large…