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Greece agreed in 2021 to get three new Belharra frigates for 3.0 billion euros ($3.34 billion), with an option for one more, as it aims to replace old units that have operated for more than 30 ...
[16] [17] Such contracts include construction of pre-outfitted blocks in Salamis Shipyards and shipment to France for assembly (starting from the third Greek frigate, and constructed for both Greek and French frigates). [18] In 2024 it was decided to adjust the production sequence by reassigning the fourth and fifth vessels in the production ...
Variant of the Dutch Kortenaer-class frigates. Elli and Limnos built specifically for the Hellenic Navy. Eight further Kortenaer-class frigates bought second-hand from the Netherlands. Bouboulina decommissioned in 2013. France: Class: Kimon (F 601) Φ/Γ Κίμων: Commissioned in September 2023.
In January 2021, ThyssenKrupp confirmed the acquisition of the Oceana shipyard in Itajaí, becoming the company's first shipyard in Latin America, with the objective of building the new Brazilian frigates. [11] The construction of the lead ship, Tamandaré, started in September 2022 and the launch ceremony of the boat took place in August 2024 ...
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A consortium formed by Germany's Thyssenkrupp AG <TKAG.DE> and Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA <EMBR3.SA> signed a deal on Thursday to deliver four ...
Greece said on Thursday it would send a naval frigate to the Red Sea to protect shipping after attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group. On Wednesday, the Greek Shipping Ministry advised ...
The United States embraced the agreement between Athens and Paris with a Department of State spokesperson saying "[the US] strongly supports Greece's role in creating stability in the region." [10] Just weeks later, on 14 October, the United States and Greece expanded and indefinitely extended their existing bilateral defensive agreement. [14]
The program was created in 2017 with the main purpose of replacing the Niterói-class frigates in operation since 1975 and the Type 22s acquired second-hand from the UK in the 1990s. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced in 10 June 2021. [ 3 ]