Savvas Angelides

Anti-aircraft systems activated in joint military exercise with France

French Rafale fighter jets put the capabilities of the Cyprus army's anti-aircraft umbrella to the test during a joint military exercise on Monday.

The Rafale combat aircraft launched into Cyprus skies from aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, the French navy flagship, and took on the role of attack to test the effectiveness of the Cyprus army's anti-aircraft warfare.

Crete hosts Greek, Cypriot, Egyptian military training exercise

Soldiers practice a beach landing during the Medusa 9 military training exercise on Crete, on Wednesday. The joint exercise of the Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian armed forces was watched yesterday by the foreign ministers of the three countries, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Savvas Angelides and Mohamed Zaki, respectively. It ends on Friday. [Hellenic Ministry of Defense/ANA-MPA]

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus condemn Turkey's activities in Aegean, East Med, Syria

The Defense Ministers of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus on Tuesday condemned Turkey's illegal activities in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), its violations of Greece's airspace and territorial waters, as well as the Syria incursion, in a joint statement issued after a trilateral meeting in Athens on Tuesday.

Greek defence ministry οn alert with three lines of defence against Turkey

With the Turkish drill ship "FATIH" having entered Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone one week ago and with Ankara having tied up an enormous  area around the Greek island of Kastellorizo for protracted military manoeuvres, Athens and Nicosia are in complete coordination in pursuing a major diplomatic push to force Ankara to back down from its expansionist stance.

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