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The Importance of FDI Frigates Procurement by the Hellenic Navy
The FDI HN will be one of the most powerful surface combatants for its size and one of the most sophisticated designs, worldwide…
28 February 2023
The FDI HN will be one of the most powerful surface combatants for its size and one of the most sophisticated designs, worldwide…
Greece will proceed with the procurement of SPIKE fire-and-forget missiles from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to equip eight naval vessels of two different types.
Today, the Greek Government decided to postpone the decision on the new corvette program for early 2023. A competition between Fincantieri and Naval Group.
Agenor, the first Greek indigenously designed and built special operations craft (SOC) became the first Hellenic Navy vessel to receive a remote weapon station (RWS).
The French team has submitted on December 1st, 2022 a very attractive offer for the corvettes program of the Hellenic Navy. Based on the sea-proven Gowind corvette and an optimised delivery schedule, it includes a Hellenic Industry Participation plan with 30% of the program value in Greece and hundreds of jobs in Greece over the next 40 years.
Here is an overview of the Hellenic Navy’s planned procurement of naval vessels and aircraft, as well as the expected modernization and upgrade of in-service vessels.
At MAST Med 2022 conference and exhibition that took place in Athens, Greece in 2-4 November 2022, the Dutch company Hull Vane B.V. exhibited its Hull Vane solutions for naval and coast guard vessels.
On 21st October 2022, the first block of the first FDI HN frigate for the Hellenic Navy was laid down in dry dock at Naval Group’s shipyard in Lorient
The Hellenic Navy named and commissioned its seventh and final Roussen-class (Super Vita) fast attack missile craft (FACM), HS Ypoploiarchos Vlahakos (P-79).
The Hellenic Navy (Πολεμικό Ναυτικό) revealed the names of its future FDI HN frigates currently under construction in France. The vessels will be known as the Kimon-class.
