Greece

U.S. UAS and defense tech specialist AeroVironment is moving into Greece and its business there, AV Eagle, a joint venture with Athens-based Eyeonix.

A Greek startup is proposing an autonomous amphibious firefighting aircraft aimed at removing aircrews from the perilous conditions associated with aerial firefighting.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Aviation services company Metrea is gearing up to demonstrate its Fireswift aerial firefighting aircraft to European governments in the coming weeks.

The Greek government has signed an agreement with Israel for the procurement of Elbit PULS rocket systems valued at NIS2.3 billion ($734 million).

An unidentified flying-wing uncrewed aircraft system was photographed and videoed at low altitude near Larissa Air Base, Greece, on March 18.

After years of underinvestment, the tide is finally turning for the Hellenic Armed Forces, with the government pledging last year to inject €25 billion ($29 billion) into defense.

The integration of new types of aircraft into Europe’s airspace is the subject of projects launched by the EU SESAR 3 ATM modernization research programs.

An air traffic controller union is calling for investment in system upgrades in Greece in the wake of a massive communications outage in the country on Jan. 4.

Missile defense startup Long Wall has introduced a new surface-launched exoatmospheric interceptor.

Dassault Aviation has delivered the 300th Rafale combat aircraft, a milestone in the French combat aircraft’s ongoing export resurgence.

The government of Peru has expanded its emergency response fleet with the addition of a second Beechcraft King Air 360C air ambulance.

Greece's €130 million ($152 million) program includes €60 million for seven optical satellites.

After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, nations realized that they needed access to commercial space-based data and imagery.

Greece is acquiring up to 10 Airbus H215 Super Puma helicopters for aerial firefighting.

Aegean Airlines expects accelerated inspections of geared turbofan engines will affect its Airbus A320neo family aircraft for another two years.

The three-year Battage—a moniker combining "battery" and "age"—is led by Italy and involves participants from Belgium, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.

Rocket Lab is to carry the satellites on a dedicated Electron launch within four months.

Sikorsky has won a contract from the U.S. to build more than 70 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be exported to Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand.

Greece has become the latest European country to sign on to the Lockheed Martin F-35 program, agreeing to buy 20 of the stealth fighters.

The MOU, signed July 9, is a new milestone for the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space initiative.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Open Cosmos to build seven satellites for the Greek government for €60 million ($65.4 million).

Spain is to bolster its aerial firefighting capacity by purchasing seven new De Haviland Canada DHC-515 amphibious fire bombers.

All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the second quarter of the year.

Greek lawmakers have OK’d the country’s military to purchase 35 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to modernize the army’s rotary-wing fleet.