Greece cancels buying of four C 27 aircraft
The Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA), that convened on Thursday afternoon under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, decided to cancel the buying of the remaining four C 27 transport aircraft. According to relevant government sources, the 8 of the 12 that Greece has ordered from an Italian company have already [...]
The little boy was in a hurry. He could not wait that his mother would reach a maternity hospital. He was born in a Super Puma helicopter, 8 nautical miles south of the island of Syros, Cyclades, at a height of 2,000 feet above the earth surface. The ambulance helicopter was transferring the pregnant woman, [...]
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On Monday, 13 February the Hellenic Air Force deployed a Super Puma SAR helicopter in response to Montenegro’s appeal to NATO for urgent help for thousands of snowbound people in the north of the country. From Tuesday, 14 through Friday, February 17, 2012 the Greek helicopter participated in various missions in harsh weather conditions. A [...]
Continue reading …NATO allies impressed by the Greek AEW&CS that participated in Libya operations
February 19, 2012 1 Comment
Three months after the end of the NATO mission in Libya military agencies involved in the Unified Protector operation record positive and negative operational findings: One of them is the presence and involvement of the Greek “flying radar” – the Airborne Early Warning and Control systems. Being unknown to NATO before the operation in Libya [...]
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On Friday the February 17 2012, a Super Puma helicopter of the Hellenic Air Force took off at 04:57, from the airport of the island of Chios, to rescue eight French nationals aboard the yacht «Yogi» (French flag), which was taking in water. The yacht was located between the islands of Skyros-Psara (21 NM west [...]
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A serious F-16 incident with possible fatal consequences was averted due to the prowess of the Greek pilots on Thursday morning at the NATO Larissa Air Base. The two-seater fighter jet, type F-16D Blk 52 from the 110 Combat Wing was on “touch and go” training when the landing gear of the aircraft did not [...]
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On Tuesday, a Turkish S-70B6 Seahawk helicopter flew over the Greek island of Ro at an altitude of just 65 meters! This is a new provocation in the area of the island of Kastelorizo, more serious compared to the overflight of two Turkish RF-4E fighter jets over Kastelorizo at 300m altitude two months ago. The [...]
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The Minister of National Defence Mr. Dimitrios Avramopoulos, accompanied by the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Mikhail Kostarakos and the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff Lieutenant General Antonios Tsantirakis, paid a non scheduled visit today to the 331 MPK (All-Weather Fighter Squadron) and the 114 Combat Wing (Tanagra). During [...]
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The consortium that produces Eurofighter jets announced on Thursday that it will be withdrawing from Greece. The reason for its withdrawal, the announcement said, was that Greece would not be in a position to procure anymore aircraft until 2018 or 2020. In its announcement, the company says its interest in Greece will continue undiminished and [...]
Continue reading …Super Puma rescuing Russian sailors in a storm (video and photos from the operation)
December 18, 2011 4 Comments
The rescue operation of the crew of the merchant ship “Vuoksa” which was aground two (2) nautical miles southwest of the city of Preveza was not an easy task for the crew of the Super Puma helicopter of the Hellenic Air Force. 11 sailors of the Russian merchant ship were rescued by the crew of [...]
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