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Indian defence tech embedded on Rafales sold to Greece

A Thales RBE2 active antenna radar fixed onto the nose of the aircraft. © Thales

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 04.04.2025

Lambda Automata trials ISR tools with Greek military intelligence

The Greek start-up has made its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology available to military intelligence for testing on some of the Dodecanese islands. Athens is still looking for a tool to monitor maritime traffic along the Turkish coastline.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 01.07.2024

Oil shipping firms at centre of tensions between Ukraine and Greece

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met his counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 21 August in Athens. © Kostas Tsironis/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 13.09.2023

Defence services provider Leidos keen to see end to battle against its former agent in Greece

In a fight over unpaid fees for a major security contract in Athens, Leidos is taking its former marketing agent in Greece to court in a move that could bring its old C4I case back to the fore.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 24.08.2023

Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

While the US Department of Justice's probe into Greek businessman Nikolaos Bogonikolos focuses on goods illegally exported to Russia's intelligence services, the man at the heart of the investigation long worked in the same circles as several European defence groups. Their expertise may have been transferred to Moscow.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 29.05.2023

Athens relaunches Franco-Italian corvette race

Temporarily suspended for budgetary reasons, the Greek Navy's corvette procurement plans are back on again. Rival contenders Naval Group and Fincantieri are mobilising their contacts in Athens.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 20.12.2022

Andreas Mitsis plays go-between for Greek military and German arms industry

Rheinmetall and KMW's local partner, EODH president Andreas Mitsis, is hard at work in Athens to secure major land defence contracts for the two German arms manufacturers. But the country's decision-makers are lukewarm about these potential deals, which come as Greece faces budgetary constraints linked to Europe's energy crisis.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 08.11.2022

Iskandar Safa faces British Navy's former First Sea Lord in Greek arbitration

Hearings between the Greek state and the Franco-Lebanese businessman are expected to resume next month. To boost its defence, Athens has an ace up its sleeve in the person of former Chief of Staff of the Royal Navy turned consultant, George Zambellas.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 14.09.2022

The French-Lebanese businessman Iskandar Safa.

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Interception specialists Intellexa and Cleartrail use their Signal capabilities as a sales argument

Although Whatsapp has long been the main target of the cyber-infiltration specialists, secure communications app Signal is now getting increasing attention from companies in the sector.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 08.09.2022

China gains upper hand in strategic Piraeus port expansion

Beijing has won a further victory over the United States in their struggle for influence in Greece, with the approval of a major expansion of Chinese maritime giant Cosco's operations in the Port of Piraeus.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 30.08.2022

Athens ready to follow Washington's line on nuclear energy

Under pressure from the US, the Greek government led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has instructed a group of Academy of Athens researchers to relaunch the nuclear energy debate to garner public support for the construction of new reactors.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 29.06.2022

US State Department oversees restructuring of southern European energy market

Washington is taking advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to speed up its nuclear energy plans in Greece. A cooperation programme is in preparation, with Bulgaria playing the role of go-between.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 15.06.2022

Despite US pressure, China maintains its grasp on Piraeus port

Following the Greek Council of State's decision that blocked the port of Piraeus's expansion project, which had been entrusted to the giant Cosco for €4.3bn, China has secured the support of the conservative majority to maintain its presence in the country.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 16.05.2022

The container terminal at the Port of Piraeus, Athens.

Tassos Rozolis bigs up foreign defence industry in Greece

The head of the Greek arms manufacturers' association (SEKPY), Tassos Rozolis, is pushing the government for greater involvement of foreign groups in Athens' defence programmes, especially if they involve his own group Akmon.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 18.01.2022

Gican vice president Louis Le Pivain with Anastasios Rozolis, president of Sekpy, at the signing of a partnership agreement in Athens on 13 February 2020.

US defence groups conduct Greek sales offensive in Washington as well as Athens

US arms manufacturers have applauded the adoption of the new bilateral cooperation agreement adopted by Congress in late December with the backing of the Democrats and lobbyists from the United States's Greek community.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 14.01.2022

Israeli groups challenge Turkey for conquest of Greek cyber

Amid converging policies in the Eastern Mediterranean region, Israeli defence groups, from cyber to naval, are having a heyday on the Greek market.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 05.05.2021

Athens' military shopping spree inspires defence industry

The prospect of selling warships and fighter planes to Greece - never mind the financing - is causing excitement among the country's defence suppliers, and keeping Greek defence agents busy.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 09.09.2020

MAG Aerospace ready to train Greek airforce pilots

According to our sources, the US defence services company MAG [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 22.05.2019

Axon, Greek offset strategist

A German probe into the alleged payment of bribes by armoured vehicle maker Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has put Greek consultant Thomas Liakounakos' firm Axon in the spotlight.

Subscribers only 26.11.2014

Swiss & Greeks bust sanctions

Several traders are continuing to supply oil to Syria by exploiting grey areas in European legislation.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 07.03.2012

Grand Tour of Europe for ENISA

Since it set up operations in Heraklion, Greece in September, [...]

Subscribers only 24.11.2005

Yannis Korantis

The conservative government of Konstantinos Karamanlis, which came to power [...]

Subscribers only 21.10.2004

Athens - Giuliani Declines To Advise Olympics

The organizers of the Olympic Games in Athens have contacted [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 13.05.2004

Explosives but No Terrorists

The highly publicized boarding of the Baltic Sky ship by the Greek Coast Guard on June 22 didn't amount to [...]

Subscribers only 03.07.2003

Berlin & Athens: a Bumpy Road

The German land armaments group Krauss-Maffei Wegmann enjoyed a good year in 2002 because of revenue generated by a major contract with Greece. But a lot of unpleasant surprises may spring from the contract this year.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 06.02.2003

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All articles - Greece

Indian defence tech embedded on Rafales sold to Greece

Lambda Automata trials ISR tools with Greek military intelligence

Oil shipping firms at centre of tensions between Ukraine and Greece

Defence services provider Leidos keen to see end to battle against its former agent in Greece

Indictment exposes SVR industrial spy's former defence partners

Athens relaunches Franco-Italian corvette race

Andreas Mitsis plays go-between for Greek military and German arms industry

Iskandar Safa faces British Navy's former First Sea Lord in Greek arbitration

Spotlight Interception specialists Intellexa and Cleartrail use their Signal capabilities as a sales argument

China gains upper hand in strategic Piraeus port expansion

Athens ready to follow Washington's line on nuclear energy

US State Department oversees restructuring of southern European energy market

Despite US pressure, China maintains its grasp on Piraeus port

Tassos Rozolis bigs up foreign defence industry in Greece

US defence groups conduct Greek sales offensive in Washington as well as Athens

Israeli groups challenge Turkey for conquest of Greek cyber

Athens' military shopping spree inspires defence industry

MAG Aerospace ready to train Greek airforce pilots

Axon, Greek offset strategist

Swiss & Greeks bust sanctions

Grand Tour of Europe for ENISA

Yannis Korantis

Athens - Giuliani Declines To Advise Olympics

Explosives but No Terrorists

Berlin & Athens: a Bumpy Road

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The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

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Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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Jamming wars

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

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Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight
Interception specialists Intellexa and Cleartrail use their Signal capabilities as a sales argument