On the 6th and the 7th of October 2016 the Hellenic Armed Forces conducted the final phases of the large scale annual national exercise “Parmenion 2016”.The two final phases of the exercise took place on the island of Chios and at “Aetos” military training area, north of the city of Alexandroupolis. The exercise included the… Continue reading “PARMENION 2016” AMPHIBIOUS LANDING EXERCISE (Video)
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HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE
Hellenic Navy is planning to create a 9 ships strong flotilla and deploy this force to its naval base in Crete, at Souda Bay. The Hellenic Navy currently has one main naval base at the island of Salamis near Athens and a secondary naval base at the island of Crete. Till now the ships of… Continue reading HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE
HELLENIC NAVY COMMISSIONED TWO NEW TYPE 214HN SUBMARINES
The Hellenic Navy commissioned two more new PAPANIKOLIS-class (Type 214HN) submarines increasing its fleet to 11 old, modernized and newly built units. The two new submarines, MATROZOS (S122) and KATSONIS (S123) were commissioned today on the 23rd of June during a ceremony attended by the President of the Hellenic Republic, the Minister of Defence and… Continue reading HELLENIC NAVY COMMISSIONED TWO NEW TYPE 214HN SUBMARINES