Targeting torpedo obstacles

An effort is under way by the Defense Ministry to overcome the obstacles created by an old legal dispute between the Greek state and the company that supplies new heavy-duty torpedoes (SeaHake Mod 4) for the Hellenic Navy's submarines.

Despite the fact that the contract for the supply of the torpedoes was ratified by Parliament a year ago, the German side is experiencing delays due to the pending consensual settlement of all legal disputes between the company and the Greek state. 

These disputes concern offenses that, in accordance with reliable sources, are no longer statute-barred and therefore the contract for the supply of the torpedoes was signed with the understanding that the ongoing legal disputes would be resolved.

The legal disputes arose in the early 2000s, in connection with the initial agreements between the Greek state and the German companies for...