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Athens's Rafale aircraft order on standby

On the sidelines of a meeting in Athens with French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin, an associate of her Greek counterpart confirmed that Athens would not be ordering any new Rafale aircraft for now.

Subscribers only Defence 03.02.2026

Greek PM deploys his family on cultural diplomacy mission in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his wife Brigitte (R) pose with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (second from right) and his wife Mareva Grabowska in Paris, on 26 July 2024. © André Pain/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 30.01.2026

French defence minister Vautrin in Athens for talks on Orion26 and Naval Group

The French defence minister Catherine Vautrin is set to meet with her Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens today, 29 January. The main purpose of their talk will be to wrap up Greece's participation in the NATO military exercise Orion 26 next month.

Subscribers only Defence 29.01.2026

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Newly arrived Greek ambassador to Paris heads to Washington to cosy up to Trump

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on 7 January 2020. © Saul Loeb/AFP

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 08.09.2025

Greek defence firms jostle for slice of Naval Group's €1bn contract pie

Athens' recent announcement that it was ordering a fourth frigate from the French shipyard Naval Group has buoyed local businesses. Their attribution, in which political rivalries will be at play, could well end up altering the balance of European and US influence in the Greek defence industry.

Free access Corporate Intel 24.06.2025

Athens puts pressure on Naval Group over order for fourth frigate

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu greets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels. © Omar Havana / Getty Images via AFP

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 06.06.2025

Athens close to purchasing Naval Group frigate to mend ties with Paris

The Greek defence minister visited the French shipyard on Wednesday 4 June for a meeting which could prove crucial for mending Franco-Greek ties, which cooled after Paris approved the sale of MBDA missiles to Athens's arch-rival Turkey earlier this year.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.06.2025

The Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu in Athens on 14 April 2025.

Indian defence tech embedded on Rafales sold to Greece

France and India's defence relations are on a roll. Intelligence Online has discovered that Indian technological bricks were installed on Dassault Aviation fighter jets sold to Athens.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.04.2025

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

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 Contractors 01.07.2024

Oil shipping firms at centre of tensions between Ukraine and Greece

Intelligence Online has seen missives between Ukrainian and Greek officials that highlight ongoing tensions over Greek shipping companies' alleged support of sanctioned Russian firms.

Subscribers only Agencies 13.09.2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met his counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 21 August in Athens.

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 Corporate Intel 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.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 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 Corporate Intel 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 Corporate Intel 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 Intel 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 Cybersecurity 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 Corporate Intel 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 Corporate Intel 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 Corporate Intel 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 Corporate Intel 16.05.2022

The container terminal at the Port of Piraeus, Athens.

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Athens's Rafale aircraft order on standby

Greek PM deploys his family on cultural diplomacy mission in Paris

French defence minister Vautrin in Athens for talks on Orion26 and Naval Group

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Greek defence firms jostle for slice of Naval Group's €1bn contract pie

Athens puts pressure on Naval Group over order for fourth frigate

Athens close to purchasing Naval Group frigate to mend ties with Paris

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

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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

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Athens's Rafale aircraft order on standby

Greek PM deploys his family on cultural diplomacy mission in Paris

French defence minister Vautrin in Athens for talks on Orion26 and Naval Group

Spotlight Newly arrived Greek ambassador to Paris heads to Washington to cosy up to Trump

Greek defence firms jostle for slice of Naval Group's €1bn contract pie

Athens puts pressure on Naval Group over order for fourth frigate

Athens close to purchasing Naval Group frigate to mend ties with Paris

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

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