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Launching of HS NEARCHOS, second Defence and Intervention Frigate (FDI) for the Hellenic Navy

20/09/202420/09/2024 Paolo Valpolini FDI, Greece, Naval Group, Nearchos

Lorient, 19 September 2024 – On September 19th, 2024, the launching ceremony of the second FDI frigate Hellenic Ship (HS)

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FIA2024 – Black Hawk riding high

25/07/202428/07/2024 David Oliver Austria, Black Hawk, Brazil, Croatia, FIA2024, Greece, Jordan, Lockheed Martin, Sweden, UH-60, UK

At FIA2024 Lockheed Martin highlighted the success of its multi-mission Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter. This year the US State Department

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Naval Group lays the keel of HS Formion, third defence and intervention frigate (FDI) for the Hellenic Navy

23/04/202423/04/2024 Paolo Valpolini FDI, Greece, Hellenic Navy, MBDA, Naval Group

Lorient, 23 April 2024 – On April 15th 2024, the keel laying of the first block of the third Hellenic

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Embraer signed a Follow On Support Agreement with Hellenic Air Force

22/12/202322/12/2023 Paolo Valpolini Embraer, ERJ-135LR, ERJ-145 AEW&C, Greece, Hellenic Air Force

Athens, Greece, December 22, 2023 – Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; B3: EMBR3) will provide integrated logistical support services through the Follow

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DSEI 2023 – The Paramount Group goes Global

22/09/202323/09/2023 David Oliver AHRLAC, Bronco II, DSEI 2023, EAS, Greece, Irix, loitering munition, Mil, Mwari, N-Raven, Paramount

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Paramount was formed in South Africa in 1994 with the bold goal of helping African

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DEFEA 2023: Rafael details NMT deal with the Hellenic Army

21/05/202322/05/2023 Paolo Valpolini Aeronautics, BNET, DEFEA 2023, Fire Weaver, Greece, NMT, Orbiter 3, Rafael, Spike

Greece has been the first customer for Rafael’s NMT concept, a full System-of-Systems comprising end-to-end sensor-to-shooter loop capable to work

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DEFEA 2023 – Nexter further details its Philoctetes 8×8 offer for Greece following a demonstration in France

15/05/202315/05/2023 Paolo Valpolini DEFEA 2023, Greece, Hellenic Army, Nexter, Philoctetes, VBCI

Unveiled at DEFEA 2021, two years later Nexter provided add-on information on its Philoctetes 8×8 proposal for the future Greek

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DEFEA 2023 – Greece is among top export customers for MBDA

15/05/202315/05/2023 Paolo Valpolini Aster, CAMM ER, DEFEA 2023, Greece, Marte ER, MBDA, SCALP, Teseo, VL Mica

Recent contract signed by the Greek MoD for naval and air platforms carried with them a considerable business for MBDA,

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DEFEA 2023 – Attalus, a Greek Loitering Munition from Intracom Defense

12/05/202312/05/2023 Paolo Valpolini Attalus, DEFEA 2023, Greece, Intracom Defense, loitering munition

The increased use of loitering munitions in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is leading to a multiplication of proposals from industry. Greece

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DEFEA 2023 – Edge looks at Greece in its move to expand its export footprint

11/05/202311/05/2023 Paolo Valpolini EDGE, Greece, unmanned

Looking at increasing the export share of its turnover, EDGE, the UAE leading defence group, considers Greece a point of

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