Greece
SeaHake mod 4, PLUTO GIGAS and the frogmen’s vehicles: the Hellenic Navy’s underwater war
The SeaHake mod 4 heavy torpedo, the PLUTO GIGAS mine-hunting ROV and the divers’ propulsion vehicles passed in the October…
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TKMS
Defense Industry
TKMS reports record order backlog of €20.1 billion, as Burkhard expects profitable growth to continue
German shipbuilder TKMS says its order backlog reached a record €20.1 billion at the end of June. CEO Oliver Burkhard…
Greece
Hürriyet: Athens–Berlin “bargaining” over U212 CD submarines – Ankara reportedly asked for the same, built at Gölcük
Turkish daily Hürriyet claims Ankara has approached Berlin for the same new-generation submarines that interest Greece, proposing part of the…
Europe
Pistorius to Dendias: “We hope for a good German offer” on U212 CD submarines, as TKMS says it has not yet submitted one
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius promoted TKMS’s Type 212 CD submarines to his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Crete, but…
Defense Industry
Germany: MEKO A-200 DEU frigate programme grows to eight ships as four more are approved from TKMS
The Bundestag’s Budget Committee approved four more MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from TKMS on October 8, exercising the contract option…