Europe
Rubio in Athens: Greece is “an indispensable NATO Ally”, with defence and energy at the heart of US–Greece ties
At the opening of the sixth Greece–US Strategic Dialogue, Marco Rubio called Greece an indispensable NATO ally and a pillar…
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Greece
Rubio in Athens: US secretary of state to deliver a speech on defending Western civilization at the Pnyx, with the Acropolis as backdrop
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak at the Pnyx at 18:00 today, October 7, about the defence of…
Greece
C-27J Spartan: Leonardo awarded €552,000 contract for Greek crew simulator training
A €552,000 implementing contract awards Leonardo recurrent C-27J simulator training for 12 Greek crews. Issued in August, the decision was…
Greece
€63.5 million for Greece’s military factories: New machine tools and energy upgrades
Three decisions signed on October 5 set out €63,451,919 in military factory and repair facility upgrades, with spending dependent on…
Balkans
Black Sea drones hit two merchant ships in Bulgaria’s EEZ; one sinks, another attack kills a sailor off Ukraine
Alfa Watan sank and Able’s 18 sailors were rescued after drone attacks in Bulgaria’s EEZ on October 6. A separate…
Politics & Diplomacy
Lithuania backs lifting nuclear weapons and foreign bases ban in first vote; Kremlin warns of escalation
Lithuania’s Seimas passed the first vote to remove its ban on nuclear weapons and foreign bases. A second vote is…
Military & Defense
Boeing wins $14.7 billion contract to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker production
Boeing received a contract worth approximately $14.7 billion from Lockheed Martin to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker production, with final terms…
Military & Defense
Anduril and U.S. Navy plan $6.6 billion submarine production expansion in Maryland
Anduril plans a $3.7 billion Maryland shipyard, backed by a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion, to manufacture Virginia-class…
Greece
THEON secures €50 million in orders, including major ORION award in western Europe
THEON announced about €50 million in European and Middle Eastern orders, including a major western European ORION fused-goggle award and…
Greece
Greek defence procurement radar: Leopard 2A4, M109 spares, ELFON and Gulfstream inspections
Greek defence decisions cover the Leopard 2A4 committee, M109 spare-part deadlines, ELFON’s registry entry, €4.3 million for Gulfstream inspections and…
Greece
Yannis Maniatis submits 32 amendments to exclude Turkey from European defence programmes
Yannis Maniatis submitted 32 amendments seeking Turkey’s exclusion from European defence programmes and stronger protection for Greece–Cyprus energy infrastructure.
Military & Defense
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to return to Norfolk after EA-18G Growler landing mishap
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower will return to Norfolk for equipment checks after the September 28 Growler landing mishap. Flight operations…