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Greece/Turkey Arms Race: French Frigates vs. German Submarines?

It may sounds like a Balkan remake of "Dr. Strangelove," but there is an extreme war scenario where the arms race leads Greece's forces to use French frigates to fight Turkey, using German submarines. The respective naval deals of Greece with France...

German Submarine Sale to Turkey Rankles Greece

Greece's Foreign Minister Dendias deplored Germany’s decision to sell submarines to Turkey, publicly and in a meeting with German officials.

Former Greek Defense Ministry Official to Be Released From Custody After Remand Period Expires

Former Greek Defense Ministry official Antonis Kantas, who has admitted to accepting bribes while serving as deputy head of the Ministry's armed forces procurements department, is to be released from custody because the 18-month maximum period for holding a...

Greek Defense Minister Sends Arms Procurement Files to Prosecutor

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos announced on Tuesday he submitted two files relating to arms procurement to a public prosecutor in order to investigate possible bribery or corruption. "For two of the cases we already have evidence - very...

Yiannis Bletsios in Pre-Trial Custody For Submarine Scandal

Yiannis Beltsios, an intimate associate of the former Greek Defence Minister, Akis Tsochatzopoulos who was jailed for 20 years in October for money-laundering and accepting bribes for armaments procurement, is in pre-trial custody after a decision by the investigator...