Greek military

"Poseidon's Rage," the bilateral military exercise between military forces from Greece and the US was held from May 28 to June 11.

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praised the excellent deterrent capability of Greece's armed forces  in addition to their invaluable contribution to society in a statement aired during the launch of the revived television program on the armed forces "With...

On Sunday a Turkish fast attack craft (FAC) carrying Turkey's Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar entered Greek waters around the islet of Imia around 10:30 a.m., according to sources. A FAC is a small, fast, agile and offensive warship armed...

The military exercise Parmenion 2016 started on Monday and will run until October 7. All Greek military forces as well agencies from the public sector will participate in the exercise which is planned and directed by the General Staff. The aim...

In Greece, conscription, or mandatory military service for men between the ages of 19-45 has been an active protocol since 1909. Over the years the length of time of the obligatory military enrollment has varied, but somethings have remained constant. Nowadays,...

The plenum of the Council of State, Greece's supreme administrative court, has again ruled that salary cuts imposed on those employed in the armed forces as unconstitutional and has ordered that their wages be restored to 2012 levels. In a...

The government is not considering imposing an obligatory military service as preparatory experience for women who want to join the police, the fire brigade or the coast guard, SYRIZA spokesman Sokratis Famellos told private radio station To Vima on...

The Israeli Air Force conducted a secret training session over Greek airspace earlier in the year with the help of the Greek military, Reuters reports. The Israelis reportedly trained against the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, which is currently located on the Greek island...

Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Tuesday referred to the annoyance expressed by Turkey as regards his visits to military units and underlined that they were carried out on Greek soil and on Greek islands and that he...

Struggling with a crushing economic crisis that has cut government spending across the board, Greece's military is seeing itself unable to keep pace with rival Turkey in armaments and preparedness. The cuts have meant that Greek pilots have not been...