Hellenic Navy

Greece Navy will launch its first FDI HN frigate Kimon in a week's time

According to information published by Ekathimerini on September 21, 2023, the inaugural Greek FDI (Belharra-class) frigate Kimon, is poised for its official launch…

28 September 2023

President of the Hellenic Republic sails with Papanikolis submarine

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou will participate in the scheduled sailing of the 'Papanikolis' submarine from the…

3 December 2022

Laskaridis Foundation gifts upgrade for Athens Naval Hospital

The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation on Tuesday gifted a donation to the Hellenic Navy for the purposes of upgrading the facilities…

27 July 2022

France begins construction on second FDI frigate for Greek Navy

France has began building the second FDI frigate for the Greek navy with a ceremony of the cutting of the…

14 July 2022

Greek Parliament Releases French Frigate Contract Details

Greek Parliament released the details of Greece's contract with Naval Group for the Hellenic Navy's future frigates on February 9,…

14 February 2022

President attends naming ceremony of new ship inducted into the Greek navy

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended last week the naming and induction ceremony at Salamis Naval Base…

30 November 2021

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 successfully completes trial with the Greek Navy

Schiebel demonstrated the outstanding capabilities of its Unmanned Air System (UAS) CAMCOPTER® S-100 to the Greek Navy. Stationed on board…

2 August 2021

Russian Navy Tracking Greek Missile Boat HS Daniolos in Black Sea, Russian Defense Ministry Says

The Russian Defense Ministry said its Black Sea Fleet was tracking a Greek guided-missile boat that entered the Black Sea…

11 July 2021

French Naval Group new offer to the Hellenic Navy

Naval group offer to Hellenic Navy includes: 4 FDIHN - the most modern frigate – 3 built-in Greece and the…

29 May 2021

Hellenic Navy Signs Heavyweight Torpedo Deal With Atlas Elektronik

Following a long procurement process, the Hellenic Navy (Πολεμικό Ναυτικό) signed an important deal with German company Atlas Elektronik for…

4 November 2020

Greece & U.S. conduct joint naval drills in Mediterranean Sea

The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) participated in maritime drills with the Hellenic Navy in the Mediterranean…

28 July 2020

Former Greek DM posts icon of patron saint of the Hellenic Navy as tensions mount with Turkey

Former Greek Defence Minister Panagiotis "Panos" Kammenos posted an icon of Saint Nicholas with no caption or text on Twitter…

22 July 2020

BREAKING: Greek forces prepare as Turkey plans to send coronavirus infected migrants to Aegean islands

Greek authorities have revealed that illegal migrants are gathering on Turkey's Aegean coast after having been transferred from camps. According…

12 April 2020

Five new additions to the Hellenic Navy fleet

Four Mark V Special Operations boats acquired for the Hellenic Navy have arrived in Athens from the USA. Negotiations between…

11 April 2020

Turkey caught out preparing to transport illegal immigrants to Greek islands

About six Turkish cargo ships preparing to smuggle illegal immigrants to Greek islands have been spotted by the Hellenic Navy…

5 April 2020

Greece and France sign letter of intent for two FDI frigates

Florence Parly, French Armed Forces (Defence) Minister has confirmed via a tweet that on 10 October she signed a letter…

15 October 2019

Pavlopoulos: "We say No to anyone who might threaten our national security"

by Aggelos Skordas An impressive demonstration was carried out on Thursday by Hellenic Navy forces in Thessaloniki, marking celebrations for…

27 October 2017

Greece and China in joint military exercises

Greece and China have engaged in joint military training exercises aimed to enhance the level of cooperation and mutual understanding…

28 July 2017

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