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European Navies Providing Disaster Relief to Beirut
Several European navies have deployed vessels to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance following the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut.
10 August 2020
Several European navies have deployed vessels to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance following the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut.
The Hellenic Navy’s seventh (and final) Roussen-class fast attack missile craft (FACM) was launched on 5 August 2020 by Greek shipbuilding company Elefsis shipyards located near Athens.
Here is NavalNews.com’s July Monthly Recap. This month we cover Turkey’s new anti-ship missile, a frigate commissioning in the Philippines, a corvette launch in Spain, a Fast Attack Craft commissioning in Greece and France’s new SSN, the Suffren.
The Hellenic Navy named and commissioned its sixth Roussen-class fast attack missile craft (FACM), HS Ypoploiarchos Karathanasis (P-78). The event took place at the Amfiali naval station on July 28 in presence of the Greek defense minister.
The Hellenic Navy named and commissioned its second General Support Ship HS Iraklis. The event took place on July 6, at the Salamis naval base.
ฮฮฮฮง ฮeorion Shipyards based in Syros Island, Greece, and Israel Shipyards based in Haifa entered a teaming agreement to jointly propose a next generation corvette design for the Hellenic Navy: The Themistocles.
During a Greek parliamentary session on May 2, 2020, the special standing committee on armament programs and contracts validated several programs for the Hellenic Navy.
HS Spetsai, a frigate of the Greek Navy, sets sail with Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini.
The Hellenic Navy (ฮ ฮฟฮปฮตฮผฮนฮบฯ ฮฮฑฯ ฯฮนฮบฯ) frigate “Hydra” set sails from the Salamis Naval Base on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 to take part in the European Union’s EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
The French marine industry association (GICAN) and the SEKPY (Association of Hellenic Defence Manufacturers) are signing in Athens a partnership agreement due to develop the shipbuilding industry cooperation between France and Greece and expand the R&D and innovation, the shipbuilding’s SMEs and MMCs and European projects development together.
