Greek Navy

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Hellenic Navy, Kortenaer Class Frigate HNS Navarinon (Ex HNLMS Van Kinsbergen) pictured at Limassol, Cyprus on December 17th 2023.

[Brian James]

Greek Navy, Kortenaer Class Frigate HNS Themistoklis (Ex HNLMS Philip van Almonde), pictured with Lead Ship, Frigate TCG Yavuz at Istanbul on April 14th 2024.

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Hellenic Navy Reveals Its Surface Fleet Modernization Plan

A Greek naval officer presented the overall surface fleet modernization plan of the Hellenic Navy at the Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2024, in Farnborough, UK, the Premier Event for the Naval Community and the largest annual naval event in Europe.

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Hellenic Navy Conducts Massive Live Missile Firings

On July 2nd and 3rd, 2024, the Hellenic Navy conducted a series of live missile firings, launching nine (9) missiles of five (5) different types, encompassing all the ship-launched guided missiles in its inventory

Notably, certain missile systems, such as HARPOON anti-ship missiles, were used for the first time in 25 years. The last instance was in the autumn of 1999 when the frigate Hydra participated in the NATO exercise BRIGHT STAR, focused on the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Greek Shipyard Delivers Blocks For France’s Second FDI
For the first time in history, a Greek shipyard is participating in the construction of a high-tech warship for the naval fleet of another country, specifically France, through the FDI program.
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Launch Day pictured for FDI Frigate HS Nearchos at Naval Group Shipyard, Lorient on September 18th 2024.

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Naval News
Naval News had the opportunity to board Kimon (F601), the first of three Greek FDI-type frigates under construction, during the Salon Euronaval Press Tour
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Greece’s Second FDI Frigate Receives PSIM Integrated Mast

The hull of the second Greek FDI HN frigate, Nearchos (F602), was floated out of the dry dock on September 19, 2024. The innovative integrated mast PSIM (Panoramic Sensor & Intelligence Module) was fitted on the frigate today, October 23, 2024.

Approximately a month after the technical launch of the second Greek FDI HN frigate Nearchos (F602) from its dry dock at the Naval Group shipyards in Lorient, France, the final structural component—the PSIM integrated mast—was installed today on the ship. This mast, along with the inverted bow, is a key characteristic of the FDI design.

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