13-Feb-26 - The Hellenic Navy has ordered Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drones for its new FDI Belharra-class frigates—HS Kimon, HS Nearchos, and HS Formion—enhancing shipborne ISR capabilities. #Greece
20-Mar-24 - The Hellenic Navy received the first 3 of 7 new Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters in a ceremony presided over by the Minister of National Defence #Seahawks
02-Aug-22 - US State Dept. approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Greece valued $162M for Lockheed-Martin to support existing S-70B and S-70B-6 Seahawk helicopter fleet of the Hellenic Navy #Seahawks
02-Aug-22 - Spanish company Alpha Unmanned Systems in parternishp with local ALTUS LSA delivered unmanned helicopters for maritime use Alpha 900 to the Hellenic Navy #drones
02-Aug-21 - Hellenic Navy Aigaion frigate (F-460, Kortenaer / Elli-Class) completed a one-week trial in the Mediterranean Sea of the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter drone #drones
08-Dec-20 - Ships Adrias (Greece) Hamburg (Germany) and Cigala Fulgosi (Italy) enforcing the arms embargo against libya in the Mediterranean Sea under European operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI #Irini
01-Nov-20 - Lockheed-Martin awarded Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to deliver 4 MH-60R Seahawks to the Hellenic Navy by 2025. Although the original request was for 7 helicopters, the current S-70B6 fleet will receive an upgrade #Romeo
19-Nov-19 - The first of the European funded OCEAN2020 demonstration taken place in the Mediterranean with Italian Frigates Fasan and Martinengo with Leonardo’ remote piloted helicopters AW HERO and SW-4 Solo. The second demonstration will take place in 2020 in the Baltic Sea #OCEAN2020
12-Jul-19 - U.S. State Department approved possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 7 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk and related equipment to the Hellenic Navy valued $600 million. Greece operates the S-70B variant since 1994 #Seahawks
07-Feb-17 - Three NATO ships provided by Turkey, Italy and Greece deployed in the eastern Mediterranean in a standing Maritime Security Operation named Sea Guardian (OSG)
14-Jun-00 - Greece ordered two new S-70B and FLIR (Forward looking infrared camera) upgrades to the 8 helicopters
already in service with the Hellenic Navy.
