Nikos Dendias
Greece to join the European Air Shield initiative
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias will sign an agreement for Greece's accession to the NATO missile-defence project European Sky Shield initiative on Thursday in Brussels.
The Sky Shield air defense system, initiated by Germany, intends to bolster NATO's protective capacity over Europe.
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Dendias meets British counterpart in London
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met with British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey in London on Monday.
During their working breakfast at the residence of the Greek ambassador, the two discussed strategies to address shared challenges, including the situations in Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Red Sea, as stated by Dendias in a post on X social media platform.
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Poll finds Dendias is top-rated minister
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias is considered the most successful government minister (32%), according to the second part of a poll conducted by Alco on behalf of Alpha TV.
He is followed by the ministers of education, Kyriakos Pierrakakis (12%), citizen protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis (10%), health, Adonis Georgiades (8%), and finance, Kostis Hatzidakis (4%).
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Dendias in London to discuss innovation ecosystem for defense
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will travel to London on Thursday to meet with British officials, as well as academics and experts in defense technology, with a view to creating an innovation ecosystem for the Hellenic Armed Forces.
EU Red Sea operation HQ to be in Larissa
Greece, and the Hellenic European Union Operations Headquarters (EL EU OHQ) in particular, will be the headquarters of the EU operation for the safety of navigation in the Red Sea, after a relevant proposal by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias was accepted by his counterparts at the informal ministerial meeting of the EU in Brussels.
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Greece proposes command of EU naval mission in Red Sea
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Wednesday that Greece will propose taking command of a forthcoming EU naval mission in the Red Sea aimed at safeguarding ships from attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia. He further mentioned that the military base in Larissa, located in central Greece, could serve as the operational headquarters for this mission.
Dendias speaks with Israeli counterpart about Greek humanitarian aid
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias informed his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, about Greek humanitarian aid in a telephone conversation on Monday.
Greece in talks with the US for co-production of frigates
Greece is in talks with the US to co-produce US-designed Constellation-class frigates, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday.
"We are discussing with the US the joint design and co-production of the new generation of Constellation frigates," Dendias said after a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas in Athens.
Dendias: Greece getting bigger, stronger
Marking three years since the ratification by Parliament of the extension of Greece's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Saturday that the country has grown in size, guided by the application of international law and the international law of the sea.
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Armed Forces must be modernized, defense minister stresses
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated on Wednesday that Greece's Armed Forces must be modernized, as the world has entered "a completely new era."
Speaking to Action 24 TV he said the war in Ukraine, Gaza, the Caucasus, the wider conflicts in the region, "now show us that war is being fought in a different way compared to the past."