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Greece’s navy just got its newest flagship

The new flagship, HS Kimon, is named for a famed Athenian general who fought the Persian Empire during the Battle of Salamis ...
Greece on Thursday formally took delivery of the first of four new French-made Belharra frigates, part of a multi-billion ...
The first defense and intervention frigate (FDI) of the French Navy (Marine Nationale), Amiral Ronarc’h (D660), set sails ...
On January 15, 2026, the Hellenic Navy ceremonially commissioned the first FDI HN (Belharra-class) multirole frigate, HS ...
"Kimon," the first FDI HN "Belharra" frigate—out of a total of four that will join the navy of Greece—sailed into the Saronic ...
Historic day for the Navy - In the presence of Tasoulas, Mitsotakis and Dendias, the first Belharra will pass through the ...
At sea for the Salamis Naval Station, the new flagship of the Greek fleet arrives on 15 January - What includes the armament ...
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu (C-L) and Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram (C-R) sign documents during a meeting in Oslo, Norway, on January 16, 2025. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB/AFP ...
Greece is set to receive its first FDI HN frigate, Kimon (F 601) at the end of 2025. (Naval Group) French maritime technologies company Exail has been selected by Naval Group to provide the navigation ...
PARIS — Europe has too many naval shipyards competing for business, and the industry needs to consolidate to a handful of players that can win export contracts, French Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Nicolas ...