Armaments Radar: final tenders launched for the 308 PEB, the Armed Forces Chemical Laboratory and the Elefsina aircraft factory, €15.95 million

Three new tenders were posted on the Central Electronic Public Procurement Register (KIMDIS) on November 13, 2026 for the 308 PEB in Thessaloniki, the Armed Forces Chemical Laboratory (XHEED) and the special-vehicle repair hangar of the State Aircraft Factory (KEA) in Elefsina. Their total budget is €15.95 million including VAT.

With these, all the projects of the three actions for the military factories, with a total budget of €63,451,919, have now been tendered. The decision in October did not name the four Hellenic Army facilities that share the €53,613,200. They are now known: the 304 PEB (€20.5 million) and the 700 SE (€20 million), covered in our earlier Armaments Radar (our report), and now the 308 PEB (€7 million) and XHEED (€6.11 million). The four amounts, with VAT, add up exactly to €53,613,200.

308 PEB: a 900-horsepower engine test bench

The Engineer Brigade of the Hellenic Army’s NRDC-GR corps announced open tender 05/2026 for the “Energy upgrade and equipment upgrade of the 308 PEB” (KIMDIS 26PROC020187949, ESIDIS 224180). The budget is €7,000,000 with VAT (€5,645,161.29 excluding VAT). Of this, €3.6 million excluding VAT is for the energy-upgrade works and €2.05 million for equipment. The project will be carried out at the “Colonel Ioannis Papakyriazis” camp in Thessaloniki.

The factory’s new equipment includes:

• a 900-horsepower diesel engine test bench;
• a cylinder and engine-block honing machine;
• a diesel pump test bench;
• an ultrasonic engine-block cleaner;
• a vehicle lifting set with four independent mobile columns;
• a fibre-laser welding machine;
• an industrial-type heat treatment furnace;
• a 5-axis CNC press brake with hybrid servo system.

The buildings get new frames, external thermal insulation, modernised heating, cooling and ventilation, new lighting, rooftop photovoltaics and a building energy management system (BEMS). The contractor will be chosen on lowest price. Bids are due by January 21, 2027 at 13:00 and will be opened on January 26. A consultation in Thessaloniki on December 3 will come first. The project must be completed within 17 months of approval of the implementation study.

Armed Forces Chemical Laboratory: new labs

The Army Support Command (ASDYS) announced the tender for the “Energy upgrade and equipment upgrade of XHEED” (KIMDIS 26PROC020188302, ESIDIS 222972), with a budget of €4,930,000 excluding VAT (€6,113,200 with VAT). The laboratory is housed inside the 700 Military Factory in Keratsini. Works on the building cost €2.93 million and laboratory equipment €2 million excluding VAT.

The equipment table has 24 items, including fuel testing devices (distillation, sulphur content, density), a gas chromatography system, textile and metal testing devices and 22 fume hoods. The building will get thermal insulation, replacement of frames and light fittings, new VRV air conditioning and a BMS system, while an external metal staircase and a hydraulic lift will be built. The laboratory will continue to operate normally throughout the works. Bids are due by January 21, 2027 at 11:00 and the execution deadline is 17 months. Both Army projects are sub-projects of the action with MIS code 5230232 and are funded by the Modernisation Fund.

KEA: special-vehicle hangar

For the Hellenic Air Force, the Air Support Command, through the 206 Air Infrastructure Wing, announced tender D.04/26 for the “Energy upgrade of the special-vehicle repair hangar of KEA” (ADA 952Λ6-ΠΒ4, KIMDIS 26PROC020194118). The budget is €2,838,719 with VAT, exactly as approved in October.

The project includes thermal insulation on external walls and roofs, replacement of the panels in the central part of the hangar roof and new frames. A heating-cooling system is installed in the workshop and the aircraft-accessories electrical shop, while the processing mechanical equipment is replaced with new. Bids are due by December 15, 2026 at 09:00, and the project must be completed within 15 months of signing the contract. Until the project is included in the Modernisation Fund, no legal commitments are undertaken and no payments are made.