Armaments Radar: €38.3 million tenders launched for the 304 Army Vehicle Workshop, the 700 Army Factory and Salamis Naval Base

After the projects were included in the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence’s Sectoral Development Programme (SDP) 2026-2030, the first tenders have been launched. On November 11 and 12, 2026, three notices with a total estimated value of €38.3 million excluding VAT (€47.5 million with VAT) were posted on DIAVGEIA. Two concern Army factories, the 304 PEB and the 700 SE, and the third the workshops of Salamis Naval Base.

304 PEB: €16.5 million

The Army Support Command (ASDYS) announced international open electronic tender 35/26 for the “Energy upgrade and equipment upgrade of the 304 PEB” (ADA Ψ2ΤΥ6-93Β, ESIDIS 559115). The estimated value is €16,532,258.06 excluding VAT (€20.5 million with VAT). According to the factory’s Business Plan, €9.5 million is for facilities and €11 million for equipment.

The contract is a single one and is not divided into lots. The contractor will supply, install and commission the new production equipment, and carry out the studies and energy-upgrade works on the buildings. Among other things, the equipment table includes:

• a general-purpose 6-axis CNC lathe (estimated at €800,000) and a 5-axis CNC machine tool (€900,000);
• a metal 3D-printing machine (€1.3 million);
• a laser metal-cutting machine (€600,000), CNC plasma cutting and fibre-laser welding;
• 20 sets of vulcanising presses for rubber on tracks and wheels of all tank types;
• a vertical CNC honing machine for tank diesel engine cylinders and washers for large tank engine components;
• drum-type shot blasting, a wet paint shop and a dry paint unit;
• overhead cranes of 10, 30 and 60 tonnes, two high-pressure steam boilers, a mass spectrometer for metal samples;
• forklifts, a cherry picker, a backhoe loader and a 6×6 three-axle tractor with a 9-tonne crane.

The works on the buildings (including the Hull, Turret-Gun and Track workshops) include external thermal insulation, roof insulation, replacement of skylights and fibre-cement sheets, LED lighting, photovoltaics, cooling and heating and a building energy management system (BEMS).

700 SE: €16.1 million for uniforms, boots and plate carriers

With tender 34/26 (ADA 68Υ96-Τ3Ε, ESIDIS 559105) ASDYS announces the “Energy upgrade and equipment upgrade of the 700 SE,” with an estimated value of €16,129,032.26 excluding VAT (€20 million with VAT, of which €9 million for facilities and €11 million for equipment).

Here the equipment concerns sewing, clothing, footwear and ironing machinery. The 700 Military Factory acquires complete production lines for:

• the field exercise uniform (tunic and trousers) and the field liner;
• the ballistic plate carrier, the combat belt and pouches;
• the 8-8A-8B uniforms of cadres and students of the Army officer schools;
• backpacks (rucksack, bergen, clothing bags), undershirts, fleece and combat shirts, socks;
• boots, dress shoes, as well as emblems, insignia and patches.

The list includes automatic sewing stations, CNC field machines, electronic cutting-and-sewing machines, robotic button machines and footwear machinery.

What applies to both Army tenders

Both tenders are international, with the most economically advantageous tender as the criterion on the basis of best price-quality ratio. The technical offer counts 80% and the financial 20%. Bids are submitted by December 23, 2026 at 14:00. The contractor will have 24 months from signing to deliver and install the equipment and complete the energy-upgrade works.

Funding comes from the national component of the Public Investment Programme, through the action “Energy Upgrade and modernisation of the infrastructure of military factories/repair complexes” (MIS 5230232), with a total budget of €53,613,200. The two tenders cover €40.5 million (with VAT) of that amount.

Salamis Naval Base: €5.6 million

HNGS/G4 announced an open tender for the project “Energy Upgrade of the Machine Shop, Fitting Shop and Hangar buildings of Salamis Naval Base” (ADA 6ΖΥΜ6-Ξ6Π, ESIDIS 224335), with an estimated value of €5,645,161.29 excluding VAT. The project belongs to the Navy’s action (OPS 5230364) of €7 million.

Besides thermal insulation and replacement of doors, it includes heat pumps and central air-conditioning units at the Hangar and the machine and fitting shops, LED lighting, an energy management system and a 357.12 kWp photovoltaic plant. The machine and fitting shops will also get a new surface grinder, a conventional lathe, a vertical shaper and a balancing system of up to 50 kilograms.

Bids are submitted by December 17, 2026 at 10:00, and the electronic opening takes place the same day at 12:30. The project must be completed within 12 months from signing. The tender committee was formed on November 12 (ADA 9ΥΛ76-ΨΡ9).