Ancient Greece is often lauded for its contributions to philosophy, politics, and culture. However, its citizens were also innovators of military theory and practice.
For modern militaries and military thinkers, their history is thus replete with valuable case studies on...
Greece inaugurated a cybersecurity center to boost national defense, funded entirely via a donation by the Athanasios K. Laskaridis Charity Foundation.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias opened the state-of-the-art Directorate of Information Technology and...
The geometry behind ancient naval warfare with Greek ships was a brutal, practical science that determined who lived and who died on the Mediterranean.
It doesn’t take much to realize that one wrong calculation in designing a trireme's bronze ram...
In Israel, at least sixteen people were killed in strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to local authorities, as renewed fighting with Hezbollah placed the new US-Iran ceasefire agreement under immediate pressure.
Lebanon’s civil defense agency said its teams...
Greece is considering deploying naval units for mine-clearing and security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.
The proposed deployment would likely include a general support ship, potentially the Prometheus, alongside a MEKO-class frigate currently serving under the...
A fire broke out at a historic Orthodox Christian cathedral in Kyiv during a sweeping overnight Russian missile and drone attack, officials in Ukraine said.
The blaze struck the Assumption Cathedral (also known as the Dormition Cathedral) within the Kyiv-Pechersk...
Greece has signed its participation agreement in the EU’s SAFE defense program, giving the country access to up to €787.7 million ($914.7 million) in long-term financing for strategic defense investments.
EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius announced the...
Greece inaugurated a new manufacturing plant on Friday to upgrade the production of drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs) on an industrial scale. Greek Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias led the inauguration ceremony of the 309th Unmanned Aerial...
The invasion of the Byzantine Empire by the Normans is a fascinating chapter of Roman history that is often overlooked.
Imagine descendants of Viking raiders, now known as Normans after settling in northern France, setting their sights on southeastern Europe...
A trio of major Israeli defense contractors recently delivered their final proposal dossiers for Greece's €3 billion ($3.5 billion) ‘Achilles Shield’ program, a sophisticated, multi-layered air, anti-ballistic, and counter-drone defense network powered by cutting-edge Israeli technology.
The proposals by Israel...
Nuclear powers spent a record of $119 billion on arsenals in 2025, as the world’s nine nuclear-armed states significantly increased their weapons-related expenditure, according to a new report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
The figure marks...
The Pentagon has sharply reduced the number of religion codes used by the U.S. military, replacing a list of about 220 faith groups and denominations with 31 broader religious categories.
The updated system, which is expected to take effect in...
