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Athens · Friday, 6 November 2026

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Meteor on the F-35: first jettison test from the internal weapons bay, with particular interest from Greece Frigate Kanaris (F464) bids farewell to the Fleet at Salamis Naval Base: the end of an era for another Kortenaer Cyprus problem: Fidan heads to the occupied territories ahead of Monday’s talks, as Ankara insists on a “two-state solution” Skaramangas Shipyards: the first LNG carrier repair in Greece, with certification from France’s GTT Naval Group: ten contracts with Greek companies at EURONAVAL, with new FDI frigate sections at Salamis Putin and Rezaei at the Kremlin: a message from Mojtaba Khamenei to the Russian president, with the head of the GRU in the room T-7A Red Hawk: U.S. Air Force completes the final sled test of the trainer’s escape system Israel: both Arab parties recommend Eisenkot for prime minister – how many seats he now has against Netanyahu Greece and Qatar to establish an annual Strategic Dialogue, with a joint commitment to the Law of the Sea and defence cooperation Greece, Cyprus, Israel: defence ministries meet in Athens, with a defence-industry working group on the table and pointed words for Ankara and Tripoli

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Egypt to buy 30 more Rafale fighter jets

Egypt has reached an agreement with France to buy 30 additional Rafale fighter jets worth 3.9 billion euros. The agreement includes a 200…

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