Nikos Dendias

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. 

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."

The new chief of the General Staff, Dimitris Houpis (right), took the baton from outgoing General Konstantinos Floros (center) in a handover ceremony on Tuesday morning on the premises of the Hellenic Army Academy (Evelpidon), in the presence of Defense Minister Nikos Dendias (left).

Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Dendias recently outlined a new approach for how the Greek armed forces will be run, calling it "the armed forces of 2030." Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the key takeaways from his exclusive interview with Dendias, and give us an inside look at the changes Greece is looking to implement.

Greece has made a strategic decision to opt for quality, innovation and strengthening of its domestic defense industry, over quantity, the static traditional way of doing things and the total reliance on foreign weapon systems. The recent sweeping changes to the military leadership reflect the intention to move into a new era, building the "armed forces of 2030."

A Hellenic Air Force pilot, 40-year-old Epameinondas Kosteas, who lost his life in a crash involving his T-2 Buckeye training jet near Kalamata airbase in the Peloponnese, was laid to rest on Friday. 

The funeral took place in the village of Megali Mantineia, Messinia, in the southwestern Peloponnese.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias emphatically stated on Friday that it is not possible at the moment for the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) to leave state control, saying, indicatively, that "without the HAI we cannot live."

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced Greece's participation with a Hellenic Navy frigate in the multinational Operation Prosperity Guardian, for the protection of merchant ships, the lives of seafarers and the global economy.

Aiming to boost Greece's defense industry, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced the deepening of cooperation with Egypt during his visit to Cairo on Tuesday where he had contacts with his counterpart, General Mohamed Zaki.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will pay an official visit to Egypt on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties.