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Inside and outside: Greece, Israel and Germany build a strategic alliance

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias is due to travel to Rome to finalize the legal and financial terms for Greece’s purchase of two Italian Bergamini-class frigates, costing about 460 million euros without weapons.
  • Dendias will also inaugurate military housing in Didymoteicho and visit a new FPV drone production unit in Xanthi that could produce up to 1,000 drones a month.
  • Israel’s new ambassador to Greece, Pnina Yanai, has met German and other ambassadors and highlighted trilateral cooperation in defense and security.

The discussion over Greece’s new frigates will continue next week, with Defense Minister Nikos Dendias scheduled to travel to Rome on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for talks with his Italian counterpart, Guido Crosetto. The two ministers are expected to sign an arrangement finalizing the legal, technical and financial terms for Greece’s purchase of its first two Italian Bergamini-class frigates, also known as Italian FREMM ships.

The Carlo Bergamini and Virginio Fasan are estimated to cost about 460 million euros, excluding their weapons. The Greek Navy is expected to receive the ships in the first half of 2028 and 2029, respectively. The weapons package is likely to generate further discussion, particularly because the Navy appears to have requested the largest possible load for both vessels.

Before traveling to Italy, Dendias is due to visit Didymoteicho in Evros and Toxotes in Xanthi. In Didymoteicho, he will inaugurate new military housing built for officers serving in the area. Defense Ministry housing programs aim to provide accommodation for military personnel and their families as rents rise across Greece.

work closely together, among other areas, in defense and military capabilities, contributing to security, stability and strategic balance.

· Pnina YanaiIsrael’s ambassador to Greece described trilateral cooperation among Greece, Germany and Israel after meeting Germany’s diplomatic representative in Athens.

At Toxotes, Dendias will visit the country’s second FPV drone production unit, located at the 316 Regional Technical Workshop. The unit is expected to produce up to 1,000 drones a month. Three-dimensional printing will be used in production, while the facility also includes infrastructure for assembling and connecting the electronic and mechanical systems of the unmanned aircraft.

Israel’s new ambassador to Athens, Pnina Yanai, has been holding intensive meetings in the Greek capital. After meeting ambassadors from Cyprus, India and Canada, she met Andreas Kintl, head of the German diplomatic mission in Athens. Yanai said Greece, Germany and Israel “work closely together, among other areas, in defense and military capabilities, contributing to security, stability and strategic balance.” She added that cooperation among Israel, Germany and Greece was “more important than ever” in a world facing growing challenges.

more important than ever

· Pnina YanaiYanai emphasized the importance of cooperation among Israel, Germany and Greece amid growing global challenges.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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